Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen Max
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 21.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 16.1% for Qwen Max.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 33K |
| Max output | 33K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1270 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1248 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | 1329 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | 1290 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1262 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Qwen Max?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen Max?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen Max better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Qwen Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.