Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) for your use-case.
Fastest
Scaleway
Makora
SiliconFlow (FP8)
Novita
ParasailOutput speed
Total 7 providers
Lowest Latency
Scaleway
DeepInfra (FP8)MakoraNovitaParasailTime to first token
Total 7 providers
Lowest Price
MakoraDeepInfra (FP8)ParasailSiliconFlow (FP8)
GMI (FP8)Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 7 providers
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) is available through 7 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For output speed, the top providers are Scaleway (158.0 t/s), Makora (95.7 t/s), and SiliconFlow (FP8) (62.5 t/s). Speed varies significantly across providers, with a 866% difference between the fastest and slowest.
- For latency, Scaleway (0.89s), DeepInfra (FP8) (1.29s), and Makora (1.42s) offer the lowest time to first token.
- For pricing, Makora (0.08), DeepInfra (FP8) (0.10), and Parasail (0.10) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens. Prices vary up to 3.5x across providers.
- Scaleway offers the best performance with both the highest speed and lowest latency. For cost optimization, Makora provides the most competitive pricing.
Highlights
Update: Default performance benchmarking workload has updated to 10k input tokens to better reflect production use cases. You can still select different workloads above.
Pricing
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Pricing: Blended Price
Pricing: Cache Discount
Output Speed vs. Price
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)
Latency vs. Output Speed
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Time to First Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) providers
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) is available through 7 API providers: Makora, Parasail, GMI (FP8), SiliconFlow (FP8), Scaleway, DeepInfra (FP8), and Novita. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) is currently available through 7 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The fastest providers for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) by output speed are Scaleway (158.0 t/s), Makora (95.7 t/s), and SiliconFlow (FP8) (62.5 t/s). Output speed measures how quickly tokens are generated after the model starts responding.
The providers with the lowest time to first token for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) are Scaleway (0.89s), DeepInfra (FP8) (1.29s), and Makora (1.42s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) by blended price are Makora ($0.08 per 1M tokens), DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.10 per 1M tokens), and Parasail ($0.10 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) are DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.07 per 1M input tokens), Makora ($0.10 per 1M input tokens), and SiliconFlow (FP8) ($0.12 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) are Makora ($0.34 per 1M output tokens), DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.34 per 1M output tokens), and Parasail ($0.40 per 1M output tokens).
Output speed for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) varies significantly across providers. Scaleway is the fastest at 158.0 t/s, which is 9.7x faster than DeepInfra (FP8) at 16.4 t/s.
All 7 providers of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 7 providers of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) support function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning), consider: output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview