Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B vs Llama 2 7B

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B (2026) and Llama 2 7B (2023) are compact production models from Google DeepMind and AI at Meta. Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B ships a 8k-token context window, while Llama 2 7B ships a 4k-token context window. On pricing, Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B costs $0.02/1M input tokens versus $0.20/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B is ~900% cheaper at $0.02/1M; pay for Llama 2 7B only for provider fit.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4BLlama 2 7B
Best fortool-calling agentsgeneral production evaluation
Decision fitAgents, Classification, and JSON / Tool useCoding and Classification
Context window8k4k
Cheapest output$0.04/1M tokens$0.20/1M tokens
Provider routes1 tracked1 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B when...
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $0.04/1M tokens.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B for Agents, Classification, and JSON / Tool use.
Choose Llama 2 7B when...
  • Local decision data tags Llama 2 7B for Coding and Classification.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Lower estimate Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B

$26.00

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Together AI

Llama 2 7B

$210

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Fireworks AI

Estimated monthly gap: $184. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.

Switch friction

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B -> Llama 2 7B
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B and Llama 2 7B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Llama 2 7B is $0.16/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
  • Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
Llama 2 7B -> Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Llama 2 7B and Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B is $0.16/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B adds JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local capability data.

Specs

Specification
Released2026-03-152023-07-18
Context window8k4k
Parameters4B7B
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseGemmaLlama 2 Community
OpennessOpen weightsOpen weights
WeightsUnknownAvailable
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff2024-062022-09

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4BLlama 2 7B
Input price$0.02/1M tokens$0.20/1M tokens
Output price$0.04/1M tokens$0.20/1M tokens
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4BLlama 2 7B
VisionNoNo
MultimodalNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useYesNo
Structured outputsYesNo
Code executionNoNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.