Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Qwen3.7 Flash
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.9 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.7 Flash costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemma 4 31B IT's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.7 Flash in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 37.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 70.6% for Gemma 4 31B IT and 43.8% for Qwen3.7 Flash.
- Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.03 / $0.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.09 / $0.34 for Gemma 4 31B IT.
- Qwen3.7 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Gemma 4 31B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 39.9 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | $0.03 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | $0.13 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | — |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Qwen3.7 Flash: 28.2 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | 43.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | 23% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | 144.64 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| CritPt | 1.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 15% |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
Math Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 43.2 (#81), Qwen3.7 Flash: 38.3 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 19.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Flash leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | 82.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena French | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Qwen3.7 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Qwen3.7 Flash?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.9 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.7 Flash costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemma 4 31B IT's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B IT or Qwen3.7 Flash?
Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 31B IT lists at $0.09 and $0.34.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.7 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Qwen3.7 Flash share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.