Gemma 4 26B A4B

Apr 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B
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$0.15 / $0.60per 1M in / out
95 tok/sfirst token in 0.9 s?
256Kcontext

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✓ 16 GB · compressed✓ 24 GB GPU · compressed✓ 48 GB GPU · 8-bit✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

FAQ

How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost?›

$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via Darkbloom at $0.042 / $0.22.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.042 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Gemma 4 26B A4B, and what is it best at?›

#129 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #78 of 97 in Coding, #101 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #63 of 197 in Writing & Language, #73 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than Qwen 3?›

On Arena Text · Spanish, Gemma 4 26B A4B scores 1,415.2 vs 1,420.8 — about the same.

How can I use Gemma 4 26B A4B?›

Through the API of Cloudflare, CoreWeave, Darkbloom, DeepInfra, DekaLLM and 8 more.

What is the context window of Gemma 4 26B A4B?›

256K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens.

When was Gemma 4 26B A4B released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-04-02. It is the current version in its line.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Gemma 4 26B A4B locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Gemma 4 26B A4B read images?›

It accepts text and images, video as input.

What is Gemma 4 26B A4B?›

Gemma 4 26B A4B is an open-weights language model from Google, released Apr 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Gemma 4 26B A4B?›

GLM 5.3 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).