Gemma 4 26B A4B
google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-20260403
Google's Gemma 4 26B A4B, released on 2026‑04‑03, is a multimodal model that accepts image, text, and video inputs and produces text output. It supports tools and reasoning, provides a context window of 262,144 tokens, and its weights are publicly available. Pricing is $
- tool use
- structured outputs
- reasoning
- open-weight
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 16K tokens
- Input price
- $0.070 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.34 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- —
- Modalities
- image, text, video → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- Released
- Apr 2, 2026
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1403 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1406 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1406 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1404 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1406 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1406 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1405 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1422 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1423 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1423 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1423 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1423 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1422 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1421 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1421 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1421 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1421 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1421 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Long Query
- 1448 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Long Query
- 1429 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1429 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1429 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1430 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1465 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Math
- 1466 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Math
- 1466 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Math
- 1467 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Math
- 1467 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Math
- 1467 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Math
- 1468 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Math
- 1468 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Math
- 1468 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1468 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1434 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Text
- 1438 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Vision
- 1258 Elo2026-07-12
- LMArena Vision
- 1241 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Vision
- 1239 Elo2026-07-26
- LMArena Vision
- 1239 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Vision
- 1239 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Vision
- 1240 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Vision
- 1242 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Vision
- 1242 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena WebDev
- 1361 Elo2026-07-16
- LMArena WebDev
- 1360 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1360 Elo2026-07-20
- LMArena WebDev
- 1366 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena WebDev
- 1366 Elo2026-07-24
- LMArena WebDev
- 1366 Elo2026-07-28
- LMArena WebDev
- 1366 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena WebDev
- 1367 Elo2026-08-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1367 Elo2026-07-31
- LMArena WebDev
- 1367 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena WebDev
- 1367 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-08-14
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena WebDev
- 1361 Elo2026-09-05
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena WebDev
- 1362 Elo2026-08-30
LMArena data licensed CC-BY-4.0. Aider (Apache-2.0) and SWE-bench (MIT) are open. Design Arena uses blind human preference.
Open-weight model on Hugging Face.
Task evidence
How broad is the support?
Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.
- Best LLM for Business WritingProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Reasoning or VLMEvalKit tasks. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionProvisional evidence
44% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Competition MathProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMProvisional evidence
36% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Frontend & UIProvisional evidence
30% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Coding or Design Arena UI. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesProvisional evidence
29% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
28% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or Design Arena Coding. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
26% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LongBench v2. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Vision & DocumentsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for RAG & Long ContextProvisional evidence
18% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for JSON & Schema OutputProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Route reliability. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Tool & Function CallingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Computer & Browser UseProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Full-stack or Design Arena Web-apps. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
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