Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Qwen Max
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 34.7 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 31B IT scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 31B IT leads 43.2 to 22.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 73.3% for Gemma 4 31B IT and 16.1% for Qwen Max.
- Gemma 4 31B IT is cheaper at $0.09 / $0.34 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Gemma 4 31B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
- Gemma 4 31B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 33K |
| Max output | 33K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | — |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1269 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | — |
| CritPt | 1.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | — |
Math Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 43.2 (#81), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1248 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1435 | 1330 |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | 1290 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1262 |
Long Context Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Qwen Max?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B IT or Qwen Max?
Gemma 4 31B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.34 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Qwen Max better for coding?
Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 31B IT does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Qwen Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.