Is Yi-Lightning or Gemma 4 31B Garnet cheaper?

Yi-Lightning and Gemma 4 31B Garnet have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Yi-Lightning or Gemma 4 31B Garnet?

Gemma 4 31B Garnet has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Yi-Lightning vs Gemma 4 31B Garnet

Both have similar output pricing, while Gemma 4 31B Garnet offers a larger context window. Choose Yi-Lightning or Gemma 4 31B Garnet based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Yi-Lightning	Gemma 4 31B Garnet
Provider	01.AI	NanoGPT
Input / 1M tokens	—	$0.31
Output / 1M tokens	—	$0.31
Context window	—	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Oct 2024	May 2026

Yi-Lightning details →Gemma 4 31B Garnet details →

FAQ

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