# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 Plus

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: November 13, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.6 Plus leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate 53.41 to 41.23. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 41.4 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 53.1 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 17.2% and 28.8%.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Qwen3.6 Plus also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 41.23 | 53.41 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 49 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 34.3 (Supported · #87/135)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 58.8% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 41.5% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 39.8% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 74.3% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 50.60% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #103/162)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 39.8 (Supported · #72/162)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ScarfBench | 24.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | 87.1% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 73.8% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 37.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 25.56% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 73.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 35 (Supported · #102/160)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 35.6 (Supported · #98/160)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 68.3% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 62% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 48.6 (Supported · #56/67)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 55.2 (Estimated · #46/67)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 70.27% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench-1 | 58.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MMMU | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 41.4 (Estimated · #116/180)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 53.1 (Supported · #66/180)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| HLE | 17.2% | 28.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 71.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 93.3% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 93.8 (#4/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#37/157)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 85.8 (#50/157)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 94.3% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 62.3 (#6/12)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 38.246% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

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

Qwen3.6 Plus 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 Plus?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 41.4 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 53.1 for Qwen3.6 Plus.

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

Gemma 4 26B A4B currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.6 Plus cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6 Plus currently has 49 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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