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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gemma 4 E2B it

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Google) and gemma 4 E2B it (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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#36 vs #106).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 4 26B A4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #36 against #106 (65.0 vs 39.3 points).
  • you want provider choice — 9 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma 4 26B A4B was listed 3 April 2026, gemma 4 E2B it 2 March 2026.

Choose gemma 4 E2B it if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which gemma 4 E2B it leads Gemma 4 26B A4B for this pair.

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gemma 4 E2B it: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 4 26B A4B and gemma 4 E2B it
FieldGemma 4 26B A4BGooglegemma 4 E2B itGoogle
ModelCap Index position#36#106
Index score65.039.3
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.07Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.34Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens16K
API providers listed90
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText, Image, Audio
First listed3 April 20262 March 2026
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (9%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 5 rows (91%); no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 2.7 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gemma 4 E2B it

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 4 26B A4B or gemma 4 E2B it has a published result
BoardGemma 4 26B A4Bgemma 4 E2B itLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14811466–1496Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis40.4%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.5%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly 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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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gemma 4 E2B it: common questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than gemma 4 E2B it?

Gemma 4 26B A4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #36 against #106. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B cheaper than gemma 4 E2B it?

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, Gemma 4 26B A4B or gemma 4 E2B it?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 26B A4B or gemma 4 E2B it?

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 Gemma 4 26B A4B and gemma 4 E2B it open-weight models?

Gemma 4 26B A4B: Open weights. gemma 4 E2B it: 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 Gemma 4 26B A4B and gemma 4 E2B it?

ModelCap currently lists 9 API providers for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 0 for gemma 4 E2B it, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gemma 4 E2B it comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 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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