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Gemma 4 12B vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

47.29/100
Margin
19.9pts
winning →
67.22/100
1 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 12B #137 (Estimated); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 4 12B and Qwen3.7 Plus share 20 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Gemma 4 12B; 49 to Qwen3.7 Plus.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
20
Gemma 4 12B only
3
Qwen3.7 Plus only
49
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 12B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.7 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 67.22 to 47.29. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Qwen3.7 Plus's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 91.7 against 43.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MRCRv2, 43.4% to 91.7%. Gemma 4 12B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Qwen3.7 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 12B.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemma 4 12B and Qwen3.7 Plus
CategoryGemma 4 12BΔQwen3.7 Plus
ReasoningGemma 4 12B43.4Margin→ 48.3Qwen3.7 Plus91.7
KnowledgeGemma 4 12B77.5Margin← 17.4Qwen3.7 Plus60.1
MathGemma 4 12B77.5Margin→ 15.4Qwen3.7 Plus92.9
MultimodalGemma 4 12B69.1Margin→ 12.4Qwen3.7 Plus81.5
AgenticGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus71.7
CodingGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus75.6
MultilingualGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus85.4
Inst. FollowingGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus84.5

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemma 4 12BB · Qwen3.7 Plus

  1. MRCRv2

    Reasoning
    Source ↗
    A 43.4%B 91.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 48.3
    MRCRv2: Gemma 4 12B scored 43.4%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 91.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  2. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 78.8%B 90.3%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 11.5
    GPQA: Gemma 4 12B scored 78.8%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 90.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  3. MMLU-Pro

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 77.2%B 88.5%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 11.3
    MMLU-Pro: Gemma 4 12B scored 77.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  4. MMMU-Pro

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 69.1%B 79%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 9.9
    MMMU-Pro: Gemma 4 12B scored 69.1%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 79%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemma 4 12BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemma 4 12BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemma 4 12BNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemma 4 12B256KQwen3.7 Plus1MQwen3.7 Plus lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 36.3%93%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —61.8%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource —1536Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —62.7%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source —72.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource —73.2%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —45.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource —62.3%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource —73.3%Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource —81.0%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource —20.8%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource —22.4%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —21.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —936Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source —2.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA-SciCodeSource 38.2%45.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —77.7%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource —57.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —75.8%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource —41.1%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —51.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —89.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource —55.9%Not comparable
ReasoningQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
BBHSource 53%—Not comparable
MRCRv2Source 43.4%91.7%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-LCRSource 55.3%65.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
CritPtSource 0.0%9.1%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
KnowledgeGemma 4 12B wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
GPQASource 78.8%90.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GPQA-DSource 78.8%90.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MMLU-ProSource 77.2%88.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 5.2%—Not comparable
MMMLUSource 83.4%89.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 22.0%39.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 75.3%90.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-HLESource 14.8%33.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -51.9%2.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 16.0%22.2%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 80.8%25.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
HLESource —34.7%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource —94.5%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource —71.4%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
AIME26Source 77.5%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source —92.9%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —86.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —22.7%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLU-ProXSource —85.4%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source —58.8%Not comparable
INCLUDESource —83.0%Not comparable
MAXIFESource —88.8%Not comparable
PolyMathSource —84.0%Not comparable
MultimodalQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMMU-ProSource 69.1%79%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MathVisionSource 79.7%90.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MedXpertQA (MM)Source 48.7%71.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-MMMU-ProSource 69.7%80.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
CharXivSource —85.9%Not comparable
ERQASource —69.8%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource —79.0%Not comparable
SimpleVQASource —81.7%Not comparable
MMSearch-PlusSource —41.4%Not comparable
RealWorldQASource —86.9%Not comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5Source —91.4%Not comparable
OCRBench V2Source —70.7%Not comparable
ODINW13Source —51.1%Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source —88.0%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource —85.4%Not comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)Source —87.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource —1288Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA-IFBenchSource 73.5%78.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
IFEvalSource —94.6%Not comparable
IFBenchSource —79.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

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

Qwen3.7 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.22 to 47.29. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MRCRv2, where the scores are 43.4% and 91.7%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.5 versus 60.1. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, Gemma 4 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 92.9 versus 77.5. Gemma 4 12B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemma 4 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 91.7 versus 43.4. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Gemma 4 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 69.1. Inside this category, MedXpertQA (MM) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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