Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.4 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 53× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 28 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 28 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5.4 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.4 leads 61.8 to 21.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 35.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 77.7% for GPT-5.4.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $15 for GPT-5.4.
- GPT-5.4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 59.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-03-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 33K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | $15 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 68 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), GPT-5.4: 52.6 (#33)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | 1465 |
| SciCode | 40% | 56.6% |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | 77.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1497 |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | 1,607 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.9% |
| DeepSWE | — | 51.8% |
| GSO | — | 31.4% |
| MirrorCode | — | 15.6% |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.85 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —, GPT-5.4: 46.5 (#13)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 81.8% |
| APEX-Agents | — | 52.4% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 39.4% |
| DeepResearch Bench | — | 35.1% |
| PostTrainBench | — | 19% |
| GBAEval | — | 45.1% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1197 |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 74.3% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,144 |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), GPT-5.4: 61.8 (#19)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 23.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 44% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1485 |
| DTBench | 74.9% | 94.4% |
| LMCA | 29.7% | 52% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | 156.81 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 74% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 91.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 93.7% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 16% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 80% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 25.4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 37% |
| ForecastBench | — | 59.5 |
Math GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), GPT-5.4: 73.5 (#19)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 97.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1488 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 78.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 49% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 83.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 56% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 47.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 27.1% |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), GPT-5.4: 65.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 93.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | 7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1507 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 36.2% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 45.1% |
Multimodal GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), GPT-5.4: 43.7 (#20)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | 1303 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 27.1% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 37.5% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1471 |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), GPT-5.4: 56.2 (#23)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1519 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1493 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1480 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1485 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1448 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), GPT-5.4: 77.1 (#27)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1469 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), GPT-5.4: 50.3 (#8)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1473 |
| CL-bench | — | 27.9% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 21.7% |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), GPT-5.4: 71.9 (#17)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1469 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1439 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | 1840 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1482 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1272 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than GPT-5.4?
GPT-5.4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.4 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 53× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GPT-5.4?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.23 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 lists at $2.50 and $15.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GPT-5.4 better for coding?
GPT-5.4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 52.6 versus 39.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GPT-5.4 share?
28 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.4 has 68.