Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not.

Gemini 3 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Gemini 3 Pro is 10 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Gemini 3 Pro

Nov 18, 2025

5 months ago

9mo newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Pro

Jan 2025

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (76.2% vs 69.6%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (54.2% vs 37.5%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Pro vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro is made by Google and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Pro compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Pro scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Global PIQA: 93.4%, GPQA: 91.9%, MMMLU: 91.8%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Pro and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemini 3 Pro supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3 Pro and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Pro and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.