Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gpt-oss-120b: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 26B A4B and gpt-oss-120b releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, Gemma 4 26B A4B scores highest: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) at 17, against gpt-oss-120b (high) at 12 for gpt-oss-120b.
- For output speed, gpt-oss-120b is fastest: gpt-oss-120b (high) at 205 t/s, against Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 64 t/s for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
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Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
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Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) |  Google | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.115 | $0.37 | $0.085 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.2B 3.8B active at inference time | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.13 | $0.40 | $0.125 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 1.46s | 1.46s | 9.22s | - | 25.2B 3.8B active at inference time | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| gpt-oss-120b (high) |  OpenAI | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | $0.11 | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.595 | $0.125 | $122 | 27k | 15k | 84M | 205 | 0.84s | 10.58s | 13.01s | 130.69s | 117B 5.1B active at inference time | 131k | Aug 2025 | May 2024 | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +14 | |||
| gpt-oss-120b (low) | OpenAI | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.545 | $0.15 | - | - | - | - | 202 | 0.84s | 10.71s | 13.18s | - | 117B 5.1B active at inference time | 131k | Aug 2025 | May 2025 | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +14 | |||