Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Ministral 3 3B

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Ministral 3 3B. 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
-
MistralMinistral 3 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
$12.2
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)Ministral 3 3BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.74.8−71.3% Ministral 3 3B is 71.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$12.23— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.17s3.07s−88.7% Ministral 3 3B is 88.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.34$0.10 / $0.10
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image
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