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Gemma 4 31B Instruct vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 4 31B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Gemma 4 31B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 4 31B Instruct
Context Window
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Speed
Gemma 4 31B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 4 31B InstructQwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 4 31B InstructQwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleQwen
ReleasedApr 2026Sep 2025

Gemma 4 31B Instruct Modalities

Input
imagetextvideo
Output
text

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 4 31B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.14/M tokens. Gemma 4 31B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
Gemma 4 31B Instruct has a 262,144 token context window, while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has a 1,000,000 token context window.
Gemma 4 31B Instruct supports vision. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) does not support vision.