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Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)

AI model by Google. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.12
Output$0.37
Blended (3:1)$0.18

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) is a budget-tier option from Google at $0.37/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (39.3) and Intelligence Index (26.1) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) costs $0.16 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

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$0.12$0.37
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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0003
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.3050
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$3.05
10.0M in / 5.0M out