Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

GoogleGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
Total cost
-
GoogleGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
8.90
Total cost
$14.7
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.

MetricGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.78.9−46.7% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 46.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.68— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)30.07s57.75s+92.1% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 92.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.34$0.02 / $0.10
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image, Speech, Video
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