Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) 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.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
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.

MetricClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.916.7−47.6% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 47.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)34.56s27.67s−19.9% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 19.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.10 / $0.34
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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