Gemma 4 26B A4B is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is cheaper.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs 51% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemma 4 26B A4B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+37.5points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+15.8points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+12.9points ahead
Where Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemma 4 26B A4B
- SciCodeGemma 4 26B A4B by 12.94027.1+12.9
- SWE-bench VerifiedGemma 4 26B A4B by 8.417.49+8.4
ReasoningGemma 4 26B A4B
- GPQA DiamondGemma 4 26B A4B by 37.579.241.7+37.5
- Humanity's Last ExamGemma 4 26B A4B by 15.819.33.5+15.8
Other results8 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- HumanEvalQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 42.75092.7+42.7
- MMLU-ProGemma 4 26B A4B by 32.282.650.4+32.2
- ARC-ChallengeGemma 4 26B A4B by 22.392.870.5+22.3
- MBPPQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 21.868.490.2+21.8
- MMLU-ReduxGemma 4 26B A4B by 15.292.777.5+15.2
- AA IntelligenceGemma 4 26B A4B by 1016.76.7+10
- HellaSwagGemma 4 26B A4B by 2.385.383+2.3
- WinoGrandeQwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct by 1.779.180.8+1.7
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Gemma 4 26B A4B wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct wins none, but costs 51% less.
Which is better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs $0.06 and $0.20. That makes Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct about 51% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 4 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.