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Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Plus wins on 7/8 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 7 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · math.
Category leads
coding·Qwen3.6 Plusreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·Gemma 4 31Bmath·Qwen3.6 Plusknowledge·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemma 4 31B
#31 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemma 4 31B
3.9x better value than Qwen3.6 Plus
Gemma 4 31B
241.6 pts/$
$0.26/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemma 4 31BQwen3.6 Plus
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +15.0
Gemma 4 31B
40.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +17.9
Gemma 4 31B
60.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +11.1
Gemma 4 31B
58.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
Gemma 4 31B leads by +9.2
Gemma 4 31B
67.6
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.6
Gemma 4 31B
71.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +9.8
Gemma 4 31B
73.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +9.2
Gemma 4 31B
61.6
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +16.4
Gemma 4 31B
59.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 40.0 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 60.3 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 58.8 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 67.6 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 71.3 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 73.9 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 61.6 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 59.4 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 31B | $0.13 | $0.38 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.93 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |