Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 4B costs 5.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 13.2.
- Gemma 3 4B is cheaper at $0.04 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1239 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | — |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 4B costs 5.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Gemma 3 4B is cheaper. It lists at $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.9 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.