seed-1.6 vs gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
Input price
$0.25
$0.00
Output price
$2.00
$0.00
Context window
262K
262K
Throughput
121 tok/s
121 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.7%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.000
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
SEED-1.6
GEMMA-4-26B-A4
Chat assistant
$315.00
$0.00
RAG / long context
$480.00
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$900.00
$0.00
Efficiency score: gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
Across price, speed and reliability, gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is seed-1.6 or gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free cheaper?+
gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, seed-1.6 or gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.