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Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are closely matched at 33.2 and 32.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 33.2 and 32.5.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 4 31B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.13/M input and $0.38/M output

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 6 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 4 31B
Google
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
33.2
#94
32.5
#97
Reasoning
33.9
#86
33.2
#89
Agents
13.5
#86
11.7
#97
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 6
4 of 6
Input price
$0.13 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.38 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

4 shared
Index
Gemma 4 31B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Math
29.3#83
31.2#67
Vision
19.3#70
23.3#53
Long context
17.0#42
18.7#34
Multimodal
21.9#60
25.9#41
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Gemma 4 31B · 49 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

6 shared

Gemma 4 31B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, MMMU-Pro), while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2026, GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6).

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Sat Sep 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.3B diff

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has 4.3B more parameters than Gemma 4 31B, making it 14.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 4 31B
30.7Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
35.0Bparameters
30.7B
Gemma 4 31B
35.0B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 4 31B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Gemma 4 31B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemma 4 31B
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Sep 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemma 4 31B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Gemma 4 31B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 4 31B was released on 2026-04-02, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 0 month newer than Gemma 4 31B.

Gemma 4 31B

Apr 2, 2026

5 months ago

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

4 months ago

2w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 4 31B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 4 31B's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date.

Gemma 4 31B

Jan 2025

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 4 31B
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Which is better, Gemma 4 31B or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 33.2 and 32.5. Gemma 4 31B is made by Google and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 4 31B compare to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B in benchmarks?

Gemma 4 31B scores AIME 2026: 89.2%, MMMLU: 88.4%, t2-bench: 86.4%, MathVision: 85.6%, MMLU-Pro: 85.2%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Gemma 4 31B supports 262K tokens and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 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 Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (33.2 vs 32.5). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Gemma 4 31B is developed by Google and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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