Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Last refreshed 2026-05-11. Next refresh: weekly.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is worth evaluating for rag, agents, and long context when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Decision context: RAG task fit, 4 tracked provider routes, and research from 2026-04-21.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, agents, and long context
- Workloads that can use a 256k context window
- Buyers comparing 4 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Workloads where another current model has stronger sourced task evidence
Cheapest output
$0.330
OpenRouter per 1M tokens
Provider routes
4
Tracked API hosts
Quality / dollar
Unknown
No task benchmark coverage yet
Freshness
2026-04-21
Researched 28d ago
Top use-case fit
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Agents
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.060 | $0.330 | Serverless |
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.150 | $0.600 | Serverless |
| Google AI Studio | - | - | ServerlessPartial |
| Together AI | - | - | ServerlessPartial |
Benchmark peer barsfor RAG
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
About
Instruction-tuned MoE variant with 26B parameters (4B active). Optimized for instruction-following with advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has a 256K-token context window.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT input tokens at $0.06/1M, output at $0.33/1M.
Capabilities
Benchmark Scores(1)
| Benchmark | Score | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google-Proof Q&A | 79.2 | diamond | Artificial Analysis |
