gemma-4-26B-A4B-it vs o4 Mini
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
google · A · Open weights
Params
26.5 B
Context
—
30d
9.1 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
openai · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$1.10
Output / 1M
$4.40
AA index
16.7
proprietary · 200K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | gemma-4-26B-A4B-it | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Open weights · also via API | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | 26.5 B | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 262,144 | 200,000 |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Per API terms |
| Languages | — | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | 9,095,856 | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | 72.4 M | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | No | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-03-11 | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.068 | $1.10 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $0.23 | $4.40 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.29 | $5.50 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.038 | $0.28 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| AA Coding Index | 39.3 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 2.9 | — |
| Max output tokens | 235,929 | 100,000 |
| API providers | 13 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
$0.29
o4 Mini
$5.50
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it is 18.8× cheaper at list price.
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · fp16
61.3 GB / 24 GB