Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 12B
53
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
79
Pick Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 12B only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority.
Coding
+17.9 difference
Knowledge
+3.9 difference
Gemma 4 12B
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
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Pick Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 12B only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority.
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 79 to 53. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 79 to 53.
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.8 versus 73.9. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 72 versus 54.1. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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