Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 2 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 38.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 6% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 26% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $1.49 for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 37.6 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 40% | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | 34.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 26% |
| DTBench | 74.9% | 73.9% |
| LMCA | 29.7% | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | 143.93 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 84.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | — |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.23 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 35B-A3B lists at $0.25 and $1.49.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 37.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.