Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Ministral 3 8B

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Ministral 3 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
-
MistralMinistral 3 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
5.50
Total cost
$27.5
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 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.75.5−67.1% Ministral 3 8B is 67.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.47— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.17s4.94s−81.8% Ministral 3 8B is 81.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.34$0.15 / $0.15
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image
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