Side-by-side comparison of Gemma 4 (Google · USA) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) · China) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. Gemma 4 is rated EU-ready; Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is conditional. They part ways on commercial use: Gemma 4 is "Yes", Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is "Unrestricted".
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| Summary | ||
| Verdict | EU-ready Major licence shift from Gemma 2/3: Apache 2.0 across the family. 140+ languages, multimodal (text/image/audio/video on small sizes), 128K-256K context. Strong permissive default for EU deployments that need robust multilingual support. | Conditional Based on published licence terms, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B ships under Apache 2.0 with no use restrictions, making self-hosted commercial deployment viable. However, opaque training-data disclosure and Chinese origin create EU AI Act Art. 53 transparency and data-transfer risks that deployers should document before placing personal data into prompts. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-17 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Commercial use | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Training data | Partial | Undisclosed |
| Origin | USA | China (Hangzhou) |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 32/100 | 44/100 |
| Speed | — | 238 tok/s |
| Blended price | — | $0.84/M |
| Context window | — | — |
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