Model comparison
Qwen Turbo vs Qwen3-4B
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Turbo scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-4B in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3-4B leads 28.5 to 14.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 6.1% for Qwen Turbo and 52.2% for Qwen3-4B.
- Qwen3-4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen Turbo | Qwen3-4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 26.8 | 31.5 |
| Released | 2024-11-01 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3-4B: 27.3 (#94)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 35.7% |
Reasoning Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3-4B: 18.5 (#264)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
Math Qwen3-4B leads
Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291), Qwen3-4B: 28.5 (#228)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.1% | 52.2% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 38.5% |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.2% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-4B leads
Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267), Qwen3-4B: 33.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41.8% | 52.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.7% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Turbo better than Qwen3-4B?
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Turbo and Qwen3-4B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Turbo has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-4B has 6.