Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Mistral Small 4: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 26B A4B and Mistral Small 4 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 Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
- For output speed, Mistral Small 4 is fastest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 159 t/s, against Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 72 t/s for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Releases compared
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Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
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Capability Indexes
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
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
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | 72 | 1.29s | 1.29s | 8.20s | - | 25.2B 3.8B active at inference time | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) |  Mistral | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | - | 16 | 18 | $0.05 | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.60 | - | $79 | 14k | 9k | 54M | 159 | 0.74s | 13.28s | 16.42s | 93.03s | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||
| Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) | Mistral | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 0.72s | 0.72s | 3.98s | - | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||