# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-qwen3-235b-2507-reasoning
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) leads overall 62 to 45.65.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench v6 in Coding, with scores of 77.1% and 74.1%.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 45.65 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.9 (Supported · #93/150)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | 74.1% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#39/54)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40 (Estimated · #118/184)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 81.1% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 84.4% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| HLE | 17.2% | 18.2% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 64.9% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 83.8 (#12/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#34/148)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 92.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 26B A4B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 26B A4B currently has 7 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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