Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 47.5.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1487 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1483 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1474 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1465 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1471 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1534 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.