# Gemma 4 E4B IT vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.2 (B) to Gemma 4 E4B IT's 63.2 (B) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against Gemma 4 E4B IT's 63.2 (B), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. Gemma 4 E4B IT leads on reach and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Gemma 4 E4B IT: B 63.2, rank #24 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemma-4-e4b-it.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.2, rank #21 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.min.md
- Gemma 4 E4B IT, good for Agents that need a cheap, permissively licensed helper on 8 GB of memory, for tool calls, short audio or images, rather than hard reasoning Ahead on Reach, 95 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 70. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Capability, 34 against 27; Risk, 75 against 70; Agent interface, 90 against 85.

| Category | Gemma 4 E4B IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 27 | 34 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 75 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemma 4 E4B IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google DeepMind | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-07-20 | 2026-08-11 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |