DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) 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.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Off the frontier
Intelligence
8.50
Total cost
$25.4
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.

MetricDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.516.7+96.5% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 96.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$25.37Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.23s28.53s+178.9% Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reas… is 178.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.32 / $0.89$0.10 / $0.34
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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