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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-ThinkingWhich is better in 2026?

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

Verdict: Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking — which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (by Google) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking (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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Include, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX). Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview if…

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Include, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX).

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

Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

78.1B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking has 78.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 4088.5% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
80.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking does not.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 4 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

11 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (65,536 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (87.8% vs 11.6%)
Higher GPQA score (77.2% vs 23.7%)
Higher Include score (78.9% vs 57.2%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (82.7% vs 50.6%)
Higher MMLU-ProX score (78.7% vs 19.9%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is made by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview scores ARC-E: 81.6%, BoolQ: 81.6%, PIQA: 81.0%, HellaSwag: 78.6%, HumanEval: 75.0%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

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

Who makes Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.