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Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B leads Gemma 3 4B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.9 to 4.8, and Gemma 3 4B costs 20.0x less per output token ($0.075 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 33 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemma 3 4B Replace Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Gemma 3 4BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
4.8
Output $/M
$0.075
1
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
11.9
Output $/M
$1.50
32
vs boards won of 33 shared

Gemma 3 4B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Gemma 3 4B for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($0.075 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model AGemma 3 4BGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwenNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
33
Gemma 3 4B only
6
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
19
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemma 3 4B not benchmarked, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 38.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run): Gemma 3 4B 11.2% against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 58.5%, 47.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 3 4B $0.075 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.50 per million output tokens, 20.0x apart.
Context window
Gemma 3 4B takes 131K tokens, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemma 3 4BBarsQwen3 Coder 480B A35BTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning14
Math04
Knowledge05
General013
All shared boards132
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured69.6%Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1275Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
AA Coding Index2.7Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)11.2%58.5%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%18.9%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Terminal-BenchNot measured27.2%Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
GSO-BenchNot measured4.9%Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
WeirdMLNot measured41.2%Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
ALE-BenchNot measured461.4Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: coding12301412Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: software and IT12691393Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1257Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1287Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
AA Intelligence Index4.811.9Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Epoch Capabilities Index115.9Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom5.0%43.6%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)29.1%61.8%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)5.3%4.5%Gemma 3 4B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)23.2%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12531372Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: expert12231338Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12531380Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
AA Math Index12.739.3Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)12.7%39.3%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
OTIS Mock AIME7.5%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LMArena Text: math12391365Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: mathematical work12561367Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)41.7%78.8%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: science13061347Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13421347Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: legal and government13271358Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: business and finance13111343Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1159Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1113Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1099Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1084Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1143Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index013
General benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
IFBench28.3%40.5%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)6.7%45.7%Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
DTBench50.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LMCA2.8%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LMArena Text12911357Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: instruction following12391355Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: creative writing12701333Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: English13001359Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: non-English12731346Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1357Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: German12811325Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1311Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1305Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1398Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1360Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: Russian12941366Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1344Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn12551366Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: longer queries12731378Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: writing and language12881340Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12331317Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemma 3 4B$0.0001Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.0010Fits in one request

Gemma 3 4B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 3 4B$0.0025Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.019Fits in one request

Gemma 3 4B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 3 4B$0.0097Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.075Fits in one request

Gemma 3 4B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemma 3 4B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 3 4BQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
MakerGoogleQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedMarch 13, 2025July 23, 2025
Context window131K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.045$0.30
Output $/Mtok$0.075$1.50
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it01
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 3 4B for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($0.075 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Gemma 3 4B costs $0.045 per million input tokens and $0.075 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, with 262K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison based on?

33 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemma 3 4B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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