# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs QwQ-32B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and QwQ-32B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-qwq-32b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 26B A4B and QwQ-32B share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 131K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 45.8 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v3 | Coming soon | 66.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 31 (Supported · #91/148)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 62.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#39/54)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40.1 (Estimated · #115/181)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 65.6% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 17.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 90% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#33/128)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 83.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 98% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 79.5% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 69.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 26B A4B and QwQ-32B?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [QwQ-32B vs Gemma 4 31B](/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-qwq-32b)
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- [QwQ-32B vs Gemma 4 12B](/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-qwq-32b)

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