Model Comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 235B A22B is better at 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, LiveCodeBench, MATH, MBPP, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerFireworks
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

234.0B diff

Qwen3 235B A22B has 234.0B more parameters than Gemma 3 1B, making it 23400.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 1B
1.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
235.0Bparameters
1.0B
Gemma 3 1B
235.0B
Qwen3 235B A22B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen3 235B A22B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen3 235B A22B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while Qwen3 235B A22B was released on 2025-04-29.

Qwen3 235B A22B is 2 months newer than Gemma 3 1B.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3 235B A22B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 235B A22B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (47.5% vs 19.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (94.4% vs 62.8%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (70.7% vs 1.9%)
Higher MATH score (71.8% vs 48.0%)
Higher MBPP score (81.4% vs 35.2%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (68.2% vs 14.7%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3 1B is made by Google and Qwen3 235B A22B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. Qwen3 235B A22B scores Arena Hard: 95.6%, GSM8k: 94.4%, BBH: 88.9%, MMLU: 87.8%, MMLU-Redux: 87.4%.
Gemma 3 1B supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 235B A22B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.