Gemma 4 26B A4B
A Google model. 4 prices across 4 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (DeepInfra)
- $0.07 / $0.34
- Context
- 262K
- AA index
- 16.7
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | |
|---|---|
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) |
| Max output | 16K |
| Input | Image · Text · Video |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · Apache-2.0 · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 25.8B (from weight files) |
| Released | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Model IDs | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it |
02Prices on 4 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.07 | $0.34 | — | 0.138 | 262K | DeepInfra price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against DeepInfra's own page |
| Parasail · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.13 | $0.4 | $0.05 | 0.198 | 262K | Parasail price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against Parasail's own page |
| Novita · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.13 | $0.4 | — | 0.198 | 262K | Novita price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against Novita's own page |
| SiliconFlow · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.14 | $0.4 | $0.05 | 0.205 | 262K | SiliconFlow price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against SiliconFlow's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
DeepInfra · Parasail · Novita · SiliconFlow - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→ - Free option
Gemma 4 26B A4B (OpenRouter)→ - Free option
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it→ - Free option
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Workers AI)→
04Performance
All results →Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexGemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
- 16.7
- Output speed (median)
- 64 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 1.03s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 121.25
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1438 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena Vision | 1242 | official | 2026-10-02 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | independent | 2026-08-06 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 82.2% | independent | 2026-08-28 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Google
FAQ
How much does the Gemma 4 26B A4B API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.07 / $0.34 on DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Gemma 4 26B A4B?
262K tokens of context, up to 16K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it). Licence: Apache-2.0.