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Our Take
We recommend GPT-5.5 if you need peak intelligence and a much larger context window for full-repo analysis, or the free Gemma 4 31B if you want zero API costs and total offline privacy. While GPT-5.5 offers superior reasoning capability, Gemma 4 31B runs entirely on your own local hardware. Choose GPT-5.5 for repository-scale analysis, or Gemma 4 31B for zero-cost offline privacy and scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions.
▶WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
Reasoning Accuracy: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. GPT-5.5 scored 93.6%, while Gemma 4 31B scored 84.3% (+9.3% gap).
Coding Performance: Evaluated on different benchmarks. Gemma 4 31B scored 80% on LiveCodeBench (scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions), while GPT-5.5 scored 58.6% on SWE-bench Pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning).
Context Window: GPT-5.5 supports a 1M context window, while Gemma 4 31B supports 262k.
Hosting Model: Gemma 4 31B runs locally for $0 API costs, while GPT-5.5 is a cloud API.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (live-code-bench)
80%scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
84.3%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
Self HostLocal execution (zero API fees)Context Window
262.14k tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
58.6%complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+9.3%)
93.6%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$11.25Input: $5.00 | Output: $30.00Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Gemma 4 31B vs GPT-5.5
For coding tasks, Gemma 4 31B scores 80% on live-code-bench (scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions), while GPT-5.5 scores 58.6% on swe-bench-pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning).
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