Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 7 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
Cost per Intelligence Index task
Total 7 providers
Gemma 4 26B A4B is available through 7 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Output Speed: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) providers
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) is available through 7 API providers: Novita, Google AI Studio, Systalyze, CoreWeave, DeepInfra (FP8), Parasail, and Makora. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) is currently available through 7 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The most affordable providers for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) by blended price are Google AI Studio ($0.00 per 1M tokens), Makora ($0.0582 per 1M tokens), and Systalyze ($0.067 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 (Reasoning) are Google AI Studio ($0.00 per 1M input tokens), DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.07 per 1M input tokens), and Makora ($0.08 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) are Google AI Studio ($0.00 per 1M output tokens), Makora ($0.10 per 1M output tokens), and CoreWeave ($0.30 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) range from $0.00 per 1M tokens at Google AI Studio to $0.16 per 1M tokens at Novita.
All 7 providers of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 7 providers of Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) support function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), 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 (Reasoning)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview