gemma-4-26b-a4b-it vs free
Input price
$0.12
$0.00
Output price
$0.40
$0.00
Context window
262K
200K
Throughput
136 tok/s
131 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
99.8%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GEMMA-4-26B-A4
FREE
Chat assistant
$84.00
$0.00
RAG / long context
$180.00
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$230.40
$0.00
Efficiency score: gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Across price, speed and reliability, gemma-4-26b-a4b-it 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 gemma-4-26b-a4b-it or free cheaper?+
free has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.12 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, gemma-4-26b-a4b-it or free?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gemma-4-26b-a4b-it offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.