Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) 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.

Verdict

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

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.716.7−19.3% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 19.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)21.58s28.83s+33.6% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 33.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.10 / $0.34
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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