Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Gemma 3 4B supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Gemma 3 4B was developed as a compact yet capable open-source model, designed to strike a balance between performance and resource efficiency. Built with 4 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it provides a practical option for applications requiring moderate capability with manageable computational costs.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
5 months newer

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Gemma 3 4B
2025-03-12
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Gemma 3 4B
2024-08-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 4B
DeepInfra

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct