Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 28.8 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 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 23.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 28.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 999 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 976 |
| 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: 47.6 (#67), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1026 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 980 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1024 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 952 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 902 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 978 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 988 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 977 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.