Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 34.2.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 47.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | 1449 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1311 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.