# Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3 Max

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-qwen3-max
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3 Max 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.
- Qwen3 Max has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 58.69 | 43.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 27.6 (Supported · #140/151)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 35.26% | 43.74% | Qwen3 Max |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 43.5 (Supported · #123/183)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #107/183)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-Rebench | 41.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 75.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 3.51% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 58.4 (#30/48)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 70.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 55.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 47.9 (Supported · #104/181)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 43.8 (Estimated · #123/181)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 84.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 26.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 19.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 92.6 (#12/120)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 51.7 (#78/120)

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3 Max?

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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- [Qwen3 Max vs Gemma 4 12B](/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-qwen3-max)

## Explore More

- [Gemma 4 31B profile](/models/gemma-4-31b)
- [Qwen3 Max profile](/models/qwen3-max)
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