Author's Description
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Google's Gemma 4 26B A4B IT demonstrates strong overall performance, particularly excelling in reliability with a perfect 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating consistent and usable responses. The model performs among the fastest models, typically ranking in the top tier for speed (73rd percentile), and offers competitive pricing, generally providing cost-effective solutions (76th percentile). In terms of specific benchmarks, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT shows excellent performance in mitigating hallucinations, achieving 98.0% accuracy by appropriately acknowledging uncertainty. Its instruction following capabilities are solid, with 71.0% accuracy, placing it in the 77th percentile for this category. Email classification also yielded strong results at 98.0% accuracy. While its duration for email classification was in the 51st percentile, its speed for hallucination and instruction following tests was notably high (82nd and 85th percentile, respectively). Key strengths include its exceptional reliability, strong hallucination mitigation, and efficient inference due to its MoE architecture, delivering near-31B quality at a fraction of the compute cost. No significant weaknesses were identified in the provided benchmarks.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.1 |
| Completion | $0.4 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.05 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Parasail
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Parasail | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.1 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
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Novita
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Novita | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.13 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
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Venice
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Venice | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 256K | $0.08 / 1M tokens | $0.35 / 1M tokens |
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Ionstream
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Ionstream | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.08 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
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Io Net
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Io Net | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.08 / 1M tokens | $0.35 / 1M tokens |
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NextBit
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NextBit | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.13 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
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DeepInfra
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DeepInfra | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.08 / 1M tokens | $0.35 / 1M tokens |
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DeepInfra
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DeepInfra | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.08 / 1M tokens | $0.35 / 1M tokens |
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Io Net
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Io Net | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403 | 262K | $0.09 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
Other Models by google
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Released | Params | Context |
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| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B Unavailable | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
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★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B Unavailable | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
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★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
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— | — | $ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Mar 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Feb 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Dec 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Nov 20, 2025 | — | 65K |
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— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Unavailable | Nov 18, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Oct 07, 2025 | — | 32K |
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— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Unavailable | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 32K |
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| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Jul 22, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06-17 Unavailable | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Jun 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemma 1 2B Unavailable | May 28, 2025 | 2B | 8K |
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| Google: Gemma 3n 4B | May 20, 2025 | 4B | 32K |
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★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Unavailable | May 20, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | May 06, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 04-17 Unavailable | Apr 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental Unavailable | Mar 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemma 3 4B | Mar 13, 2025 | 4B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 12B | Mar 13, 2025 | 12B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 27B | Mar 11, 2025 | 27B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite | Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash | Feb 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Unavailable | Oct 02, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 2 27B | Jul 12, 2024 | 27B | 8K |
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★★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 2 9B Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 9B | 8K |
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★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro Unavailable | Apr 08, 2024 | ~1T | 2M |
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★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |