Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 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 7 categories and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 33.5.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 37.9 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1314 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 24.8 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1299 |
| 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), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 33.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1298 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 34.9 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1289 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 42.1 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1314 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1271 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1231 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1207 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1275 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1292 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.5 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1299 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.8 vs 37.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.