Compare/Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3n E4B Instruct

Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)vsGemma 3n E4B Instruct

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

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.01/M
Output
$0.05/M
Speed
306 tok/s
TTFT
0.23s
Google

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct

Input
$0.02/M
Output
$0.04/M
Speed
30 tok/s
TTFT
0.28s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (2-10)
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.01$0.02
Output ($/M tokens)$0.05$0.04
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)$0.02
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct$0.02

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)
306 tok/s
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
30 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)
0.23s
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
0.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.96.4
Coding Index
1.04.2
Math Index
14.3
GPQA Diamond
23.6%29.6%
MMLU-Pro
48.8%
LiveCodeBench
14.6%
AIME 2025
14.3%
MATH-500
77.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%4.4%
SciCode
2.9%8.1%
IFBench
21.6%27.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%2.3%
Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning)2 wins
10 winsGemma 3n E4B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) or Gemma 3n E4B Instruct?

Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.02/M tokens vs $0.03/M for Gemma 3n E4B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 306 tok/s vs 30 tok/s. Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.28s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3n E4B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Gemma 3n E4B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 0.8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.