Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B. 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
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MetaLlama 3.1 Instruct 8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.90
Total cost
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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)Llama 3.1 Instruct 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.76.9−58.7% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 58.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)28.38s4.50s−84.1% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 84.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.34$0.04 / $0.07
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
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