In the EF mount, the 24-70mm f/4 is $200 cheaper, has 0.7x max magnification* compared to the 24-105mm f/4 mkII's 0.24x, is almost 200g lighter, and is an inch shorter. Apparently those are sufficient advantages to a sufficient number of photographers to keep this lens in production.
I have the EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM lens but I have the faster EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM. I have found that the 24-105mm lens is a great walk around lens and use it almost of the time, if not exclusively as I wonder about. The 24-105mm lens provides a reasonably wide focal length range for most situations, is fast enough certainly sharp.
In the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II vs. 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM Lens specifications comparison, we find the f/4L IS II with a shorter minimum focus distance (39.37 vs. 47.24" / 1000mm vs. 1200mm) for a higher maximum magnification (0.27x vs. 0.21x). The f/4L IS II has a higher-rated image stabilization system (5 stops vs. 3.5) and it also
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