Google: Gemma 4 31B (free)
Google's Gemma 4 31B (free) accepts text, image, and video input and returns text, with a context window of 262,144 tokens and a maximum completion length of 32,768 tokens. It supports tool calling and a reasoning mode, which makes it usable for agent-style workflows and multi-step tasks. The listing does not confirm structured output support or whether the weights are open, so check those details before relying on either. The main draw is price: input and output both cost nothing, so it suits prototyping, high-volume experiments, and budget-limited projects that need long context or video input. Its benchmark evidence is thin. It has a blended score of 47.9 across only two independent benchmarks, with 24.2 on AI Index and 70.8 on EQ-Bench, so its general capability is not well established. Shortlist it as a no-cost option and test it on your own workload before committing.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 47.9 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-10-19. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 24.2 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 70.8 |
- Model ID
- google/gemma-4-31b-it:free
- Vendor
- Released
- April 2026
- Tokenizer
- Gemma
- Input Modalities
- image, text, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 32,768 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
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Category rankings
Where Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) places across the 14 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Cheap Bulk InferenceCost · of 25 ranked | 138 |
| #6 | Self-Hosted / LocalCost · of 25 ranked | 118 |
| #12 | Social Media PostsWriting · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #12 | Voice Assistant BackendVoice · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #15 | Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked | 130 |
| #16 | Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked | 134 |
| #20 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 126 |
| #20 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 122 |
| #20 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 122 |
| #20 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 126 |
| #22 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 132 |
| #22 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 128 |
| #22 | Real-Time ChatLatency · of 25 ranked | 118 |
| #25 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 116 |
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Quick answers
- Is Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) free to use?
- Yes. It is currently listed at no cost per token via OpenRouter, subject to provider rate limits.
- What is Google: Gemma 4 31B (free)'s context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.