Model Comparison

Qwen3.6 Plus vs Gemma 4 E4BWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.6 Plus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.6 Plus vs Gemma 4 E4B — which is better?

Qwen3.6 Plus (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Gemma 4 E4B (by Google) 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.

Qwen3.6 Plus outperforms in 7 benchmarks (AIME 2026, GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6, MathVision, MMLU-Pro, MMMLU, MMMU-Pro), while Gemma 4 E4B is better at 0 benchmarks. Qwen3.6 Plus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.6 Plus if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 7 of 7 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 4 E4B if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Qwen3.6 Plus outperforms in 7 benchmarks (AIME 2026, GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6, MathVision, MMLU-Pro, MMMLU, MMMU-Pro), while Gemma 4 E4B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.6 Plus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.6 Plus specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.6 Plus specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6 Plus
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Google
Gemma 4 E4B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.6 Plus and Gemma 4 E4B support multimodal inputs.

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

Qwen3.6 Plus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 4 E4B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.6 Plus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 4 E4B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3.6 Plus

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 4 E4B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.6 Plus was released on 2026-03-31, while Gemma 4 E4B was released on 2026-04-02.

Gemma 4 E4B is 0 month newer than Qwen3.6 Plus.

Qwen3.6 Plus

Mar 31, 2026

3 months ago

Gemma 4 E4B

Apr 2, 2026

3 months ago

2d newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 4 E4B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Qwen3.6 Plus's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 4 E4B's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.6 Plus's cutoff date.

Qwen3.6 Plus

—

Gemma 4 E4B

Jan 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6 Plus

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2026 score (95.3% vs 42.5%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 58.6%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (87.1% vs 52.0%)
Higher MathVision score (88.0% vs 59.5%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (88.5% vs 69.4%)
Higher MMMLU score (89.5% vs 76.6%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (78.8% vs 52.6%)
Google
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.6 Plus and Gemma 4 E4B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.6 Plus
✓ Preferred
Gemma 4 E4B
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Feature
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Qwen3.6 Plus
Google
Gemma 4 E4B

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6 Plus vs Gemma 4 E4B.

Which is better, Qwen3.6 Plus or Gemma 4 E4B?

Qwen3.6 Plus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.6 Plus is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 4 E4B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.6 Plus compare to Gemma 4 E4B in benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 Plus scores CountBench: 97.6%, V*: 96.9%, HMMT 2025: 96.7%, AIME 2026: 95.3%, HMMT25: 94.6%. Gemma 4 E4B scores MMMLU: 76.6%, MMLU-Pro: 69.4%, MathVision: 59.5%, GPQA: 58.6%, t2-bench: 57.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.6 Plus and Gemma 4 E4B?

Qwen3.6 Plus supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 4 E4B 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 Qwen3.6 Plus and Gemma 4 E4B?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.6 Plus and Gemma 4 E4B?

Qwen3.6 Plus is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 4 E4B is developed by Google.

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