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dots3 note prev vs Gemma 4 26B A4B

dots3 note prev (Dots Studio) and Gemma 4 26B A4B (Google) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, dots3 note prev holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#35 vs #37).

Which should you choose?

Choose dots3 note prev if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #35 against #37 (57.2 vs 56.5 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — dots3 note prev was listed 9 August 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B 3 April 2026.

Choose Gemma 4 26B A4B if…

  • you want provider choice — 8 listed API providers against 0.

dots3 note prev vs Gemma 4 26B A4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of dots3 note prev and Gemma 4 26B A4B
Fielddots3 note prevDots StudioGemma 4 26B A4BGoogle
ModelCap Index position#35#37
Index score57.256.5
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.07
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.34
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—16K
API providers listed08
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageImage, Text, Video
First listed9 August 20263 April 2026
PublisherDots StudioGoogle

Evidence: placed against measured peers on publisher-reported benchmarks, discounted for self-report optimism · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: dots3 note prev vs Gemma 4 26B A4B

Public benchmark boards where dots3 note prev or Gemma 4 26B A4B has a published result
Boarddots3 note prevGemma 4 26B A4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14811465–1496Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—26.1intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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dots3 note prev vs Gemma 4 26B A4B: common questions

Is dots3 note prev better than Gemma 4 26B A4B?

dots3 note prev ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #35 against #37. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is dots3 note prev cheaper than Gemma 4 26B A4B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, dots3 note prev or Gemma 4 26B A4B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, dots3 note prev or Gemma 4 26B A4B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are dots3 note prev and Gemma 4 26B A4B open-weight models?

dots3 note prev: Open weights. Gemma 4 26B A4B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run dots3 note prev and Gemma 4 26B A4B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for dots3 note prev and 8 for Gemma 4 26B A4B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this dots3 note prev vs Gemma 4 26B A4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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