Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B

Compare Qwen3.6 27B from Qwen and Gemma 4 31B from Google on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B: side-by-side summary

Qwen3.6 27B and Gemma 4 31B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3.6 27B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.20/M tokens input, $3/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Gemma 4 31B, from Google, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.10/M tokens input, $0.34/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Qwen3.6 27B: 262,144 tokens
Gemma 4 31B: 262,144 tokens

Price

Qwen3.6 27B: $0.20/M tokens input, $3/M tokens output
Gemma 4 31B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.34/M tokens output

Provided by

Qwen3.6 27B: Qwen
Gemma 4 31B: Google

Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B at a glance

Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B comparison
Attribute	Qwen3.6 27B	Gemma 4 31B
Input price	$0.20/M tokens	$0.10/M tokens
Output price	$3/M tokens	$0.34/M tokens
Context window	262,144 tokens	262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index	Not available	Not available
Coding Index	53.7	43.4
Agentic Index	18.5	4.2
Latency (p50)	0.61 s	0.84 s
Throughput (p50)	65.0 tok/s	38.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.6 27B cheaper than Gemma 4 31B?

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper than Qwen3.6 27B on OpenRouter: Gemma 4 31B costs $0.10/M tokens input and $0.34/M tokens output, while Qwen3.6 27B costs $0.20/M tokens input and $3/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Qwen3.6 27B or Gemma 4 31B?

Qwen3.6 27B and Gemma 4 31B have the same context window of 262,144 tokens.

Which is faster, Qwen3.6 27B or Gemma 4 31B?

Qwen3.6 27B is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 65.0 tokens per second compared with 38.0 tokens per second for Gemma 4 31B.

Which scores higher on coding, Qwen3.6 27B or Gemma 4 31B?

Qwen3.6 27B scores higher on coding, with an Artificial Analysis Coding Index of 53.7 compared with 43.4 for Gemma 4 31B.

Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B

Qwen3.6 27B vs Gemma 4 31B

Overview