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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor

Gemma 4 26B A4B (Google) and Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor (Meta) 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 22 August 2026

As of 22 August 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#36 vs #39); Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is 1.7× cheaper per output token ($0.20/1M vs $0.34/1M); Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Gemma 4 26B A4B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 4 26B A4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #36 against #39 (57.0 vs 54.7 points).
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.07/1M against $0.10/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Gemma 4 26B A4B ships open weights while Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 9 listed API providers against 1.

Choose Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor if…

  • API cost matters — $0.20/1M output tokens against $0.34/1M, about 1.7× cheaper.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor was listed 21 August 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B 3 April 2026.

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 4 26B A4B and Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor
FieldGemma 4 26B A4BGoogleMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMeta
ModelCap Index position#36#39
Index score57.054.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.07$0.10
Output price / 1M tokens$0.34$0.20
Context window262K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed91
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText, Image, Video, File, Audio
First listed3 April 202621 August 2026
PublisherGoogleMeta

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 4 26B A4B or Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor has a published result
BoardGemma 4 26B A4BMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14811465–1496—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis26.1intelligence-index—Only 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor: common questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor?

Gemma 4 26B A4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 August 2026: #36 against #39. 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 Gemma 4 26B A4B cheaper than Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor?

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is cheaper on output tokens: $0.20/1M against $0.34/1M. Input tokens are $0.07/1M for Gemma 4 26B A4B and $0.10/1M for Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor?

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor?

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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor open-weight models?

Gemma 4 26B A4B: Open weights. Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor: API only. 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor?

ModelCap currently lists 9 API providers for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 1 for Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor, 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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