Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen2-72B
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.5 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 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen2-72B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.6 to 21.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 73.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 40.8% for Qwen2-72B.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 29.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Qwen2-72B: 28.7 (#303)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 35.2% | 11.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1196 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —, Qwen2-72B: 16.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Qwen2-72B: 22.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | 125.27 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Qwen2-72B: 27.9 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1235 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 40.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1171 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Qwen2-72B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Qwen2-72B: 36.0 (#239)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | 1169 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | 1168 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Qwen2-72B: 62.0 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1181 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1193 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Qwen2-72B: 41.0 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1195 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Qwen2-72B?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 28.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Qwen2-72B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.