Gemma 4 E4B vs Qwen3.5 0.8B (Instruct)
Wins 2 of 2 areas
Reasoning · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 2 areas
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Gemma 4 E4B is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 8 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.
Reasoning and following instructions rest on a single test each.
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.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemma 4 E4B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+30.2points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+21.3points ahead
Where Qwen3.5 0.8B (Instruct) pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 8 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
Following instructionsGemma 4 E4B
- IFBenchGemma 4 E4B by 21.344.222.9+21.3
Other results6 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.
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 E4B or Qwen3.5 0.8B (Instruct)?
Gemma 4 E4B wins all two areas where both have results: reasoning and following instructions. Qwen3.5 0.8B (Instruct) wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 8 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 2 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 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.