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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Gemma 4 26B A4B

Gemma 4 26B A4B leads DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 16.7 to 14.8, and Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 1.7x less per output token ($0.60 vs $1.0142 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 32 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus Replace Gemma 4 26B A4B
DeepSeek V3.1 TerminusDeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.0142
11
Gemma 4 26B A4BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
54.7
Output $/M
$0.60
20
vs boards won of 32 shared, 1 tied

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Gemma 4 26B A4B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus for work measured by SciCode or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Model ADeepSeek V3.1 TerminusDeepSeekNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGemma 4 26B A4BGoogleNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
32
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus only
13
Gemma 4 26B A4B only
23
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus not benchmarked, Gemma 4 26B A4B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 11.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
IFBench: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus 57.0% against Gemma 4 26B A4B 72.4%, 15.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus $1.0142 against Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.60 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus takes 164K tokens, Gemma 4 26B A4B 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusBarsGemma 4 26B A4BTies
Coding24
Intelligence01
Agentic work11
Reasoning031 tie
Math01
Knowledge31
General59
All shared boards11201 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index24
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1360Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
AA Coding Index43.539.3DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)79.8%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
SciCode38.0%40.0%Gemma 4 26B A4B
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)31.8%25.0%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
WeirdMLNot measured35.2%Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
ALE-Bench745.2927.2Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: coding14251446Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: software and IT14261454Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1351Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1362Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
AA Intelligence Index14.816.7Gemma 4 26B A4B
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured141.9Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
AA Agentic Index6.82.9DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
τ²-Bench Telecom37.1%43.6%Gemma 4 26B A4B
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)79.2%79.2%Tie
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)16.4%19.3%Gemma 4 26B A4B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured73.2%Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14261438Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1447Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14321448Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1264Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1293Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
AA Math Index89.7Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)89.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured82.2%Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: math14021470Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1475Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)85.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
LMArena Text: science14511446DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14681428DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: legal and government14571457DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: business and finance14141429Gemma 4 26B A4B
FACTS Benchmark SuiteNot measured42.7%Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
Design Arena: websites1187Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: UI components1182Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: game dev1131Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: data viz1168Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: 3D1141Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: all code categories1175Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Design Arena: SVG1065Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index59
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
IFBench57.0%72.4%Gemma 4 26B A4B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)69.3%65.7%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
DTBench81.3%74.9%DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMCA28.6%29.7%Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text14191434Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: instruction following14041420Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: creative writing14031400DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena VisionNot measured1260Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: English14291444Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: non-English14081421Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1495Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1460Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1415Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: Russian14351434DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: Polish1427Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn14111441Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: longer queries14221427Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: writing and language14091405DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13911403Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1256Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1312Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1268Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1272Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: captioningNot measured1297Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1191Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1256Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGemma 4 26B A4BLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.0008Fits in one request
Gemma 4 26B A4B$0.0004Fits in one request

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.018Fits in one request
Gemma 4 26B A4B$0.0093Fits in one request

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus$0.071Exceeds the context window
Gemma 4 26B A4B$0.036Fits in one request

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Gemma 4 26B A4B
SpecificationDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusGoogle Gemma 4 26B A4B
MakerDeepSeekGoogle
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2025April 3, 2026
Context window164K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.3063$0.15
Output $/Mtok$1.0142$0.60
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it01
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus better than Gemma 4 26B A4B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus for work measured by SciCode or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Gemma 4 26B A4B?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus costs $0.3063 per million input tokens and $1.0142 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Gemma 4 26B A4B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B, with 262K tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Gemma 4 26B A4B comparison based on?

32 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Gemma 4 26B A4B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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