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Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Gemma 3 4B (Google) and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#192 vs #195); Gemma 3 4B is 10× cheaper per output token ($0.10/1M vs $1.00/1M); Gemma 3 4B offers the longer context window (131K vs 33K tokens); and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.10/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M, about 10× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.66/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 33K.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 5.3% against 3.5%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma 3 4B was listed 13 March 2025, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 11 November 2024.

Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #192 against #195 (11.0 vs 10.4 points).
  • you want to self-host: Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ships open weights while Gemma 3 4B is gated access.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1342 against 1274.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 6.9 against 1.0.

Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
FieldGemma 3 4BGoogleQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#195#192
Index score10.411.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05$0.66
Output price / 1M tokens$0.10$1.00
Context window131K tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens16K29K
API providers listed11
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed13 March 202511 November 2024
PublisherGoogleQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 4B or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct has a published result
BoardGemma 3 4BQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)12741250–129813421324–1361Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)—9.0%Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)19.6Prompt—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis1.0intelligence-index6.9intelligence-indexQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis0.4%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis5.0%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis5.3%humanitys-last-exam3.5%humanitys-last-examGemma 3 4B

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: common questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #192 against #195. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Gemma 3 4B cheaper than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Gemma 3 4B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.10/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.05/1M for Gemma 3 4B and $0.66/1M for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Gemma 3 4B has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 4B or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Arena coding: Gemma 3 4B 1274, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 1342 — Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct leads.

Are Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct open-weight models?

Gemma 3 4B: Gated access. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma 3 4B and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 4B and 1 for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 3 4B vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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