Compare/Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3 4B Instruct

Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)vsGemma 3 4B Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.02/M
Output
$0.1/M
Speed
329 tok/s
TTFT
0.24s
Google

Gemma 3 4B Instruct

Input
$0.04/M
Output
$0.08/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemma 3 4B Instruct
Benchmarks (5-7)
Gemma 3 4B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)Gemma 3 4B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.02$0.04
Output ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.08
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)$0.03
Gemma 3 4B Instruct$0.05

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)
329 tok/s
Gemma 3 4B Instruct
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)
0.24s
Gemma 3 4B Instruct

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.76.3
Coding Index
4.92.9
Math Index
12.7
GPQA Diamond
43.8%29.1%
MMLU-Pro
41.7%
LiveCodeBench
11.2%
AIME 2025
12.7%
MATH-500
76.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%5.2%
SciCode
7.2%7.3%
IFBench
29.1%28.3%
TerminalBench
3.8%0.8%
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)5 wins
7 winsGemma 3 4B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) or Gemma 3 4B Instruct?

Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.04/M tokens vs $0.05/M for Gemma 3 4B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 3 4B Instruct wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 329 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Gemma 3 4B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.24s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3 4B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Gemma 3 4B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.