Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Qwen3.6 27B
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 18× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 27B leads 52.4 to 33.6.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.12 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $3.60 for Qwen3.6 27B.
- Qwen3.6 27B accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 41.9 |
| Released | 2025-05-20 | 2026-04-22 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 33K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.12 | $3.60 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 27B leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 36.4 (#193), Qwen3.6 27B: 38.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 37.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 27B leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.2 (#239), Qwen3.6 27B: 24.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 7% |
| DTBench | — | 78.1% |
| LMCA | — | 34.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.47 |
Math Qwen3.6 27B leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 32.5 (#186), Qwen3.6 27B: 47.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 35.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1251 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 27B leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 33.6 (#193), Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#58)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1245 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.5 (#179), Qwen3.6 27B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1310 | — |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1312 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1274 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.3 (#205), Qwen3.6 27B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.8 (#185), Qwen3.6 27B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1277 | — |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.3 (#181), Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1026 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Qwen3.6 27B?
Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 18× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E4b IT or Qwen3.6 27B?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.12 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 27B lists at $0.60 and $3.60.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Qwen3.6 27B better for coding?
Qwen3.6 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 27B does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Qwen3.6 27B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 27B has 11.