# DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT vs Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct scores 55.7 (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-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct scores 55.7 (C) on agent readiness against DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT's 50 (D), and leads in 3 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-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 55.7, rank #78 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct.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 31.
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Coding agents and local coding tools that want a fast, capable open model on one 24 GB GPU or a 32 GB Mac, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 50; Agent interface, 75 against 70.

| Category | DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 30 | 33 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 60 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DiffusionGemma 26B A4B IT | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google DeepMind | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-07-15 | 2025-12-03 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |