# Gemma 4 E4B vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 E4B and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-e4b-vs-qwen3-5-35b-a3b
- Last updated: November 12, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 24.6. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 51.9 for Gemma 4 E4B and 88.8 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA in Knowledge, with scores of 58.6% and 84.2%.
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 24.6 | 45.25 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 21 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 33.1 (Estimated · #97/135)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 61% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 54.5% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 28.96% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 14.7 (Estimated · #151/162)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 27 (Estimated · #120/162)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 52.0% | 74.6% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 69.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 21.8 (Supported · #140/160)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 36.8 (Supported · #87/160)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 25.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 28.6 (Supported · #67/67)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 47.7 (Estimated · #61/67)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 69.64% | 88.00% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| ParseBench | 41.13% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 52.6% | 75.1% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| 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: Directional only
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 27.4 (Estimated · #159/180)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 42.4 (Supported · #105/180)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 58.6% | 84.2% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| MMLU-Pro | 69.4% | 85.3% | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 63.4% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 83.8 (#11/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 51.9 (#95/157)
- Qwen3.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 88.8 (#36/157)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 E4B 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 E4B and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 51.9 for Gemma 4 E4B and 88.8 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 E4B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 E4B currently has 7 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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