Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed (by Google) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Include, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX). Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed if…

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Include, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

72.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 72.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed, making it 900.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
80.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 3 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

12 months ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

9 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (65,536 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2025 score (69.5% vs 6.7%)
Higher GPQA score (72.9% vs 24.8%)
Higher Include score (78.9% vs 38.6%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (80.6% vs 40.5%)
Higher MMLU-ProX score (76.7% vs 8.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MultiPL-E: 87.8%, IFEval: 87.6%, WritingBench: 87.3%, Creative Writing v3: 85.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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