Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B. 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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AlibabaQwen2.5 Instruct 72BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.70
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.

MetricGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)Qwen2.5 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.77.7−53.9% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 53.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)28.38s22.76s−19.8% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 19.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.34$0.47 / $0.49
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
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