Model Comparison

Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (ChartQA, DocVQA, InfoVQA, MathVista-Mini, TextVQA).

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemma 3 4B

Input tokens$0.02

Output tokens$0.04

Best providerDeepinfra

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Input tokens$0.00

Output tokens$0.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.3B diff

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct has 4.3B more parameters than Gemma 3 4B, making it 107.3% larger.

Gemma 3 4B

4.0Bparameters

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

8.3Bparameters

4.0B

Gemma 3 4B

8.3B

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 4B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 4B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Gemma 3 4B

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemma 3 4B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 4B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3 4B

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 4B was released on 2025-03-12, while Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Gemma 3 4B is 2 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct.

Gemma 3 4B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

1mo newer

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3 4B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3 4B's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3 4B

Aug 2024

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 4B

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Google

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher ChartQA score (87.3% vs 68.8%)

Higher DocVQA score (95.7% vs 75.8%)

Higher InfoVQA score (82.6% vs 50.0%)

Higher MathVista-Mini score (68.2% vs 50.0%)

Higher TextVQA score (84.9% vs 57.8%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Gemma 3 4B	Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3 4B is made by Google and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct 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 4B scores IFEval: 90.2%, GSM8k: 89.2%, DocVQA: 75.8%, MATH: 75.6%, AI2D: 74.8%. Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct scores DocVQA: 95.7%, Android Control Low_EM: 91.4%, MobileMiniWob++_SR: 91.4%, ChartQA: 87.3%, OCRBench: 86.4%.

Gemma 3 4B supports 131K tokens and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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 4B is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Performance Benchmarks

Arena Performance

Pricing Analysis

Model Size

Context Window

Input Capabilities

Gemma 3 4B

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

License

Release Timeline

Knowledge Cutoff

Outputs Comparison

Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 4B

Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Which is better, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

How does Gemma 3 4B compare to Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

What are the main differences between Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?

Who makes Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 VL 7B Instruct?