Model Comparison

Qwen3.7 Max vs Gemma 4 12BWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.7 Max vs Gemma 4 12B — which is better?

Qwen3.7 Max (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Gemma 4 12B (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.

Qwen3.7 Max outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, MMMLU), while Gemma 4 12B is better at 0 benchmarks. Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.7 Max if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 4 12B if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Qwen3.7 Max outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, MMMLU), while Gemma 4 12B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.7 Max specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.7 Max specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Google
Gemma 4 12B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 4 12B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3.7 Max does not.

Gemma 4 12B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.7 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 4 12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.7 Max is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 4 12B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3.7 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 4 12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.7 Max was released on 2026-05-19, while Gemma 4 12B was released on 2026-05-23.

Gemma 4 12B is 0 month newer than Qwen3.7 Max.

Qwen3.7 Max

May 19, 2026

1 months ago

Gemma 4 12B

May 23, 2026

1 months ago

4d newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 4 12B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Qwen3.7 Max's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 4 12B's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.7 Max's cutoff date.

Qwen3.7 Max

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Gemma 4 12B

Jan 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.7 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (92.4% vs 78.8%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (41.4% vs 5.2%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (91.6% vs 72.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (89.6% vs 77.2%)
Higher MMMLU score (90.3% vs 83.4%)
Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.7 Max and Gemma 4 12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.7 Max
✓ Preferred
Gemma 4 12B
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Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Google
Gemma 4 12B

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.7 Max vs Gemma 4 12B.

Which is better, Qwen3.7 Max or Gemma 4 12B?

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.7 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 4 12B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.7 Max compare to Gemma 4 12B in benchmarks?

Qwen3.7 Max scores HMMT Feb 26: 97.1%, Kernel Bench L3: 96.0%, MMLU-Redux: 95.0%, IFEval: 94.3%, GPQA: 92.4%. Gemma 4 12B scores FLEURS: 93.1%, MMMLU: 83.4%, MathVision: 79.7%, GPQA: 78.8%, AIME 2026: 77.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.7 Max and Gemma 4 12B?

Qwen3.7 Max supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 4 12B 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 Qwen3.7 Max and Gemma 4 12B?

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

Who makes Qwen3.7 Max and Gemma 4 12B?

Qwen3.7 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 4 12B is developed by Google.

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