Apertus 8B Instruct vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
GoogleGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.816.7+247.9% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 3.5× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.29s28.53s+291.4% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 291.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.10 / $0.34
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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