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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemma 4 E4B IT vs Qwen3.5 Flash

Qwen3.5 Flash comes out ahead, 79 to 76 on our weighted score, though Gemma 4 E4B IT is 31% cheaper per token.

  1. Google

    Gemma 4 E4B IT

    Released Apr 2, 2026

    76/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.11 / $0.15
    • Context131K
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  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 Flash

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    79/100
    • ECI144.0
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 Flash is our pick

Qwen3.5 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Gemma 4 E4B IT (76). It leads on context window. Gemma 4 E4B IT wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceGemma 4 E4B ITGemma 4 E4B IT $0.12 · Qwen3.5 Flash $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 FlashQwen3.5 Flash 1,000,000 · Gemma 4 E4B IT 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGemma 4 E4B IT: Text, Images, Audio · Qwen3.5 Flash: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingGemma 4 E4B ITPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 4 E4B ITQwen3.5 Flash
Price50%9486
Inputs & features30%8080
Context window20%2460
Overall100%76/10079/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemma 4 E4B IT vs Qwen3.5 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 4 E4B ITGoogleQwen3.5 FlashAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—144.0
ECI rank—#82 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—82.3%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—18.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—84.4%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—20.3%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.11$0.10 (best)
Output$0.15 (best)$0.40
Cached input—$0.01
Blended (3:1)$0.12 (best)$0.175
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen3.5-flash
API providers28 (best)
ReleasedApr 2, 2026Feb 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemma 4 E4B IT$1.40
  • Qwen3.5 Flash$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 4 E4B IT or Qwen3.5 Flash?

Qwen3.5 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Gemma 4 E4B IT (76). It leads on context window. Gemma 4 E4B IT wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 E4B IT or Qwen3.5 Flash?

Gemma 4 E4B IT is cheaper at $0.11 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Qwen3.5 Flash costs $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.12 per million tokens for Gemma 4 E4B IT versus $0.175 for Qwen3.5 Flash (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma 4 E4B IT has not been scored yet and Qwen3.5 Flash has an ECI of 144.0.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 4 E4B IT and Qwen3.5 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Gemma 4 E4B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 4 E4B IT up to 8,192, Qwen3.5 Flash up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 4 E4B IT accepts text, images and audio; Qwen3.5 Flash accepts text, images and video. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 4 E4B IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.5 Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemma 4 E4B IT is the newest, released Apr 2, 2026. Qwen3.5 Flash came out Feb 23, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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