Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Google vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher intelligence index (88.2 vs 79.2)
- •Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper ($0.06 vs $0.33 per 1M input)
- •Gemma 4 26B A4B is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Plus has a larger context window (1M)
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 79.2 | 88.2 |
| Developer | Alibaba | |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.06 / 1M | $0.33 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.33 / 1M | $1.95 / 1M |
| Speed | 66 tok/s | 52 tok/s |
| Released | April 3, 2026 | April 2, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Image, Text, Video | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Qwen3.6 Plus
GPQA Diamond
79.2
88.2
Humanity’s Last Exam
18.3
25.7