# DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT vs Qwen3.5-4B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-4B scores 61.2 (C) to DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT's 50 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-4B scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT's 50 (D), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT leads on risk and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT: D 50, rank #94 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it.min.md
- Qwen3.5-4B: C 61.2, rank #33 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-4b.min.md
- DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT, good for Agents with about 64 GB of GPU memory that want fast single-user generation from text and images and can accept lower quality than Gemma 4 Ahead on Risk, 70 against 55; Documentation and upkeep, 60 against 34.
- Qwen3.5-4B, good for Agents that want a cheap local helper for tool calls, short reasoning and reading images on a laptop or small GPU Ahead on Capability, 53 against 30; Reach, 85 against 50. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.5-4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 30 | 53 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 60 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT | Qwen3.5-4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google DeepMind | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-07-15 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |