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Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Gemma 4 31B (Google) and Qwen3.7 Plus (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 23 September 2026

As of 23 September 2026, Gemma 4 31B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#29 vs #30); Gemma 4 31B is 3.8× cheaper per output token ($0.34/1M vs $1.28/1M); Qwen3.7 Plus offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Gemma 4 31B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 4 31B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #29 against #30 (74.2 vs 73.8 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.34/1M output tokens against $1.28/1M, about 3.8× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.09/1M against $0.32/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Gemma 4 31B ships open weights while Qwen3.7 Plus is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 11 listed API providers against 1.

Choose Qwen3.7 Plus if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1501 against 1499.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 93.0% against 65.5%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 35.6% against 11.8%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.7 Plus was listed 3 June 2026, Gemma 4 31B 2 April 2026.

Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.7 Plus: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.7 Plus
FieldGemma 4 31BGoogleQwen3.7 PlusQwen
ModelCap Index position#29#30
Index score74.273.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.09$0.32
Output price / 1M tokens$0.34$1.28
Context window262K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens16K131K
API providers listed111
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText, Image
First listed2 April 20263 June 2026
PublisherGoogleQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 4 31B or Qwen3.7 Plus has a published result
BoardGemma 4 31BQwen3.7 PlusLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14991483–151415011494–1508Qwen3.7 Plus
LMArena AgentLMArena—-6.1%-7.3%–-4.9%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—25.2intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis65.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false93.0%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3.7 Plus":reasoning=trueQwen3.7 Plus
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false35.6%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3.7 Plus":reasoning=trueQwen3.7 Plus
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench37.6—Only one result

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 4 31B vs Qwen3.7 Plus: common questions

Is Gemma 4 31B better than Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemma 4 31B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 23 September 2026: #29 against #30. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma 4 31B cheaper than Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.34/1M against $1.28/1M. Input tokens are $0.09/1M for Gemma 4 31B and $0.32/1M for Qwen3.7 Plus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.35 for Gemma 4 31B versus $1.28 for Qwen3.7 Plus. Gemma 4 31B costs 72.7% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 31B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 31B or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Arena coding: Gemma 4 31B 1499, Qwen3.7 Plus 1501 — Qwen3.7 Plus leads.

Are Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.7 Plus open-weight models?

Gemma 4 31B: Open weights. Qwen3.7 Plus: API only. 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 4 31B and Qwen3.7 Plus?

ModelCap currently lists 11 API providers for Gemma 4 31B and 1 for Qwen3.7 Plus, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.7 Plus comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 23 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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