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Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.8 27B
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Winner summary
Qwen3.8 27B wins on 12/13 benchmarks
Qwen3.8 27B wins 12 of 13 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · arena · general.
Category leads
speed·Qwen3.8 27Barena·Qwen3.8 27Bgeneral·Qwen3.8 27B
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemma 4 31B
#105 by perf·#4 by attention
Qwen3.8 27B
#111 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Gemma 4 31B
7.0x better value than Qwen3.8 27B
Gemma 4 31B
245.6 pts/$
$0.22/M
Qwen3.8 27B
35.2 pts/$
$1.49/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.27T·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
13 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemma 4 31BQwen3.8 27B
Artificial Analysis · CritPt
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +4.0
Gemma 4 31B
1.4
Qwen3.8 27B
5.4
Artificial Analysis · GDPval
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +40.0
Gemma 4 31B
6.0
Qwen3.8 27B
46.0
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +4.8
Gemma 4 31B
85.7
Qwen3.8 27B
90.5
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +10.3
Gemma 4 31B
23.6
Qwen3.8 27B
33.9
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +12.3
Gemma 4 31B
69.7
Qwen3.8 27B
82.0
Artificial Analysis · MMMU Pro
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +2.9
Gemma 4 31B
73.4
Qwen3.8 27B
76.3
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +19.0
Gemma 4 31B
14.7
Qwen3.8 27B
33.7
Artificial Analysis · SciCode
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +1.1
Gemma 4 31B
45.5
Qwen3.8 27B
46.6
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +226.6
Gemma 4 31B
1364.7
Qwen3.8 27B
1591.2
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Gemma 4 31B leads by +15.1
Gemma 4 31B
1452.8
Qwen3.8 27B
1437.7
Dtbench
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +8.9
Gemma 4 31B
71.1
Qwen3.8 27B
80.0
Lmca
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +2.5
Gemma 4 31B
46.2
Qwen3.8 27B
48.7
Surface Evolver Bench
Qwen3.8 27B leads by +14.4
Gemma 4 31B
30.6
Qwen3.8 27B
45.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · CritPt | 1.4 | 5.4 |
Artificial Analysis · GDPval | 6.0 | 46.0 |
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond | 85.7 | 90.5 |
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam | 23.6 | 33.9 |
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning | 69.7 | 82.0 |
Artificial Analysis · MMMU Pro | 73.4 | 76.3 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 14.7 | 33.7 |
Artificial Analysis · SciCode | 45.5 | 46.6 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1364.7 | 1591.2 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1452.8 | 1437.7 |
Dtbench | 71.1 | 80.0 |
Lmca | 46.2 | 48.7 |
Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6 | 45.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.09 | $0.34 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.53 | |
| $0.42 | $2.55 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $9.56 |