Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Compare Gemma 4 26B A4B from Google and Qwen3.6 35B A3B from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: side-by-side summary

Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Gemma 4 26B A4B , from Google, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.042/M tokens input, $0.22/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.6 35B A3B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.05/M tokens input, $0.70/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Gemma 4 26B A4B : 262,144 tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B: 262,144 tokens

Price

Gemma 4 26B A4B : $0.042/M tokens input, $0.22/M tokens output
Qwen3.6 35B A3B: $0.05/M tokens input, $0.70/M tokens output

Provided by

Gemma 4 26B A4B : Google
Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Qwen

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B at a glance

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison
	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input price	$0.042/M tokens	$0.05/M tokens
Output price	$0.22/M tokens	$0.70/M tokens
Context window	262,144 tokens	262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index	13.1	18.2
Coding Index	Not available	41.9
Agentic Index	Not available	13.1
Latency (p50)	1.27 s	1.70 s
Throughput (p50)	36.0 tok/s	76.0 tok/s

Oct 5, 2026

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B on OpenRouter: Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.042/M tokens input and $0.22/M tokens output, while Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.05/M tokens input and $0.70/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B have the same context window of 262,144 tokens.

Which is faster, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 76.0 tokens per second compared with 36.0 tokens per second for Gemma 4 26B A4B .

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Overview