Gemma 4 26B A4B vs gpt-oss-20b: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Gemma 4 26B A4B and gpt-oss-20b 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-20b (low) at 10 for gpt-oss-20b.
  • For output speed, gpt-oss-20b is fastest: gpt-oss-20b (low) at 224 t/s, against Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 62 t/s for Gemma 4 26B A4B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
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

MakoraNovitaGoogle
+4
Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.2
$0.13
$0.40
$0.125
-
-
-
-
62
1.33s
1.33s
9.45s
-
25.2B
3.8B active at inference time
256k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

MakoraParasailGMI
+4
gpt-oss-20b (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.1
$0.07
$0.215
-
-
-
-
-
224
0.92s
9.85s
12.08s
-
21B
3.6B active at inference time
131k
Aug 2025
May 2025
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

GroqHyperbolicCoreWeave
+4
gpt-oss-20b (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
9
7
5
7
7
12
11
$0.01
$0.1
$0.07
$0.18
-
$31
18k
16k
70M
186
0.85s
11.63s
14.32s
104.61s
21B
3.6B active at inference time
131k
Aug 2025
May 2024
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

CoreWeaveAmazon BedrockDeepInfra
+5