Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5 Plus leads 47.9 to 32.5.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.12 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2.40 for Qwen3.5 Plus.
- Qwen3.5 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 33K.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 42.3 |
| Released | 2025-05-20 | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.12 | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 36.4 (#193), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 621.92 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.2 (#239), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.79 |
Math Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 32.5 (#186), Qwen3.5 Plus: 47.9 (#55)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1251 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 33.6 (#193), Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1245 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.5 (#179), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1310 | — |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1312 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1274 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.3 (#205), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | — |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.8 (#185), Qwen3.5 Plus: 42.9 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1277 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.3 (#181), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 12× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E4b IT or Qwen3.5 Plus?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.12 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 Plus lists at $0.40 and $2.40.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.5 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.