MODEL COMPARE

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 31B: Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks

Compare Gemma 4 26B A4B and Gemma 4 31B across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.

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Model AModel B

DECISION SUMMARY

Decision summary

Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_coding_benchmark_missing

No same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_agent_benchmark_missing

Capabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.

Tie

Evidence

context_window_larger

Gemma 4 26B A4B =262144; Gemma 4 31B=262144

Gemma 4 26B A4B

Evidence

same_provider_monthly_cost_lower

Gemma 4 26B A4B =0.138; Gemma 4 31B=0.168; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter

Insufficient data

Evidence

open_weights_support

Gemma 4 26B A4B =unknown; Gemma 4 31B=unknown

MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Source scope: Provider endpoint

Show differences only

Attribute	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Gemma 4 31B	Winner
Context window`context_window_larger`Provider endpoint	262K	262K	Tie
Maximum output`max_output_larger`Provider endpoint	16K	262K	Gemma 4 31B
Input modalities`input_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Image, Text, Video	Image, Text, Video	Insufficient data
Output modalities`output_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text	Insufficient data
Tool calling`tool_calling_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Structured output`structured_output_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Reasoning`reasoning_support`Model	Supported	Supported	Insufficient data
Open weights`open_weights_support`Model	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input price per 1M tokens`input_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.07	$0.10	Gemma 4 26B A4B
Output price per 1M tokens`output_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.34	$0.34	Tie

USAGE ESTIMATOR

Estimate token charges for the selected provider endpoints. Image, audio, request and web-search charges are not included.

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Monthly input tokensMonthly output tokensCached input tokens

Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.138Estimated monthly cost

Gemma 4 31B$0.168Estimated monthly cost