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Google: Gemma 4 31B vs OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Gemma 4 31B and gpt-oss-20b. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Google: Gemma 4 31B has the larger context window. gpt-oss-20b has the lower published input-plus-output rate and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Both have 13 Credits provider routes.

$0.4642/1MGoogle: Gemma 4 31B cheapest route

$0.057475/1MOpenAI: gpt-oss-20b cheapest route

1333 msGoogle: Gemma 4 31B fastest measured p50 TTFT via tinfoil

1058 msOpenAI: gpt-oss-20b fastest measured p50 TTFT via nvidia-nim

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Google: Gemma 4 31BOpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

Model idgoogle/gemma-4-31b-itopenai/gpt-oss-20b

Publisher Google AI Studio OpenAI

AI IQ IQ 101#120 IQ 93#155

Context262,144 tokens131,072 tokens

Credits provider routes1313

Cheapest route$0.4642/1M$0.057475/1M

Cached input$0.03798/1M to $0.26375/1M$0.01/1M to $0.029013/1M

Privacy posturehas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)has ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1333 ms via tinfoil1058 ms via nvidia-nim

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range75.00% to 100.00%33.33% to 100.00%

Modes chat chat decide

Google: Gemma 4 31B routes

Overview13 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b routes

Overview13 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemma-4-31b-it",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Google: Gemma 4 31B or OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b?

Google: Gemma 4 31B has the larger context window. gpt-oss-20b has the lower published input-plus-output rate and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Both have 13 Credits provider routes.

Is Google: Gemma 4 31B or OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.4642/1M for Google: Gemma 4 31B and $0.057475/1M for OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Google: Gemma 4 31B or OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1333 ms for Google: Gemma 4 31B and 1058 ms for OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Google: Gemma 4 31B and OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between google/gemma-4-31b-it and openai/gpt-oss-20b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.