Gemma 4 31B vs Qwen3.5 9B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Gemma 4 31B and Qwen3.5 9B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, Gemma 4 31B scores highest: Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) at 15, against Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) at 14 for Qwen3.5 9B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 9B is fastest: Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) at 97 t/s, against Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning) at 50 t/s for Gemma 4 31B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
15
30.7B
256k
-
35
CoreWeaveModularGMI
+11
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
14
30.7B
256k
$0.2
50
ModularParasailCerebras
+8
Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
14
9.7B
262k
$0.1
93
SiliconFlowTogether AI
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
13
9.7B
262k
$0.2
97
Together AI