# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemma 4 26B A4B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemma 4 26B A4B has the higher overall point estimate 45.6 to 43.54. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 53.7 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 75.1 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 17.2% and 21.4%.
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 45.6 | 43.54 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 42 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 29.2 (Estimated · #90/124)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 51.5% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 68.7% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 52.6% | Coming soon |
| QwenWebBench | Coming soon | 1397 | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 67.2% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 35.6% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 25.9% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 26.9% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 60.1% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 42.65% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 31.2 (Supported · #90/149)
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 31.8 (Estimated · #89/149)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | 80.4% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 73.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 49.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 51.5% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 29.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 75.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#39/54)
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 66.4 (#40/54)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 75.3% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| MMMU | Coming soon | 81.7% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 89.9% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | Coming soon | 58.9% | Coming soon |
| CC-OCR | Coming soon | 81.9% | Coming soon |
| AI2D_TEST | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| RefCOCO (avg) | Coming soon | 92.0% | Coming soon |
| ODINW13 | Coming soon | 50.8% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 86.6% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle) | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| MLVU (M-Avg) | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40.2 (Estimated · #116/181)
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 42.9 (Estimated · #105/181)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 86% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 85.2% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| HLE | 17.2% | 21.4% | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 90% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#33/128)
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 78.3 (#58/128)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B public-lane score: 58.4 (#10/12)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 90.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 83.6% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 78.9% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 20.351% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 53.7 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 75.1 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

### 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 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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