# Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-qwen3-5-35b-a3b
- Last updated: November 12, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate 45.25 to 28.83. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 12.5 for Gemma 4 31B and 33.1 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-Rebench in Coding, with scores of 41.6% and 53.7%.
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 28.83 | 45.25 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 21 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 12.5 (Estimated · #133/135)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 33.1 (Estimated · #97/135)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| b3 Agent Security | 83.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Cyber Misuse Refusal | 84.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 35.26% | 28.96% | Gemma 4 31B |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 61% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 54.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 28.8 (Supported · #107/162)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 27 (Estimated · #120/162)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.0% | 74.6% | Gemma 4 31B |
| SWE-Rebench | 41.6% | 53.7% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| React Native Evals | 75.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 69.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 32 (Supported · #109/160)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 36.8 (Supported · #87/160)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 66.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 47.3 (Supported · #60/67)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 47.7 (Estimated · #61/67)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ParseBench | 62.40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 76.9% | 75.1% | Gemma 4 31B |
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | Coming soon | 88.00% | Coming soon |
| MMMU | Coming soon | 81.4% | Coming soon |
| MMVU | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 77.5% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 83.9% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 36.7 (Supported · #121/180)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 42.4 (Supported · #105/180)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 84.3% | 84.2% | Gemma 4 31B |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.2% | 85.3% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| HLE | 26.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 19.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 83.8 (#11/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 92.9 (#16/157)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 88.8 (#36/157)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 31B or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 12.5 for Gemma 4 31B and 33.1 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 31B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 31B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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