Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B leads Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 16.7 to 15.6, and Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 2.5x less per output token ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 42 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Gemma 4 26B A4B: which to pick
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, 22.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 4 26B A4B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev or AA Coding Index, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 42
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only
- 37
- Gemma 4 26B A4B only
- 13
- 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B leads, 16.7 against 15.6.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B leads, 2.9 against 1.6.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a GPQA Diamond result, 81.1%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AIME result, 83.3%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a MMLU Pro result, 86.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a Design Arena: websites result, 1082.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $0.0010, Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the number, $0.18.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 22.7 from 3 benchmarks, Gemma 4 26B A4B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Coding, 10.0 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Vision: recognizing things: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 1308 against Gemma 4 26B A4B 1191, 19.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $1.50 against Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.60 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M 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.
| Category | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Bars | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 7 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 4 | ||
| General | 4 | 17 | ||
| All shared boards | 5 | 37 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index07
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1257 | 1360 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| AA Coding Index | 34.7 | 39.3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 80.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 62.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 34.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 40.0% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 25.0% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 35.2% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 797.7 | 927.2 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1400 | 1446 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1413 | 1454 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1245 | 1351 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1276 | 1362 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1336 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SciCode | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 15.6 | 16.7 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 141.9 | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.6 | 2.9 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 30.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 3.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 3.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 8.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 43.6% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 82.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.2% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 19.3% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 73.2% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1407 | 1438 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1398 | 1447 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1403 | 1448 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1242 | 1264 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1271 | 1293 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 83.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 82.2% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1428 | 1470 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1417 | 1475 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 86.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 83.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 59.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 71.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 68.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 47.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1425 | 1446 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1428 | 1428 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1418 | 1457 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1389 | 1429 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 51.4% | 42.7% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1082 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1069 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1029 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1045 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1047 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1072 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1052 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1167 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index417
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 63.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 41.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 72.4% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 65.7% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 74.9% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 29.7% | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1434 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1377 | 1420 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1401 | 1400 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | 1260 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1414 | 1444 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1410 | 1421 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1460 | 1495 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: German | 1430 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1413 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1392 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1424 | 1460 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1421 | 1415 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1420 | 1434 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1443 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1417 | 1441 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1394 | 1427 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1408 | 1405 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1386 | 1403 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1232 | 1256 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1278 | 1312 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1246 | 1268 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1266 | 1272 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1259 | 1297 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1308 | 1191 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1248 | 1256 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
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.
| Specification | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Google Gemma 4 26B A4B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ||
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | April 3, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.50 | $0.60 |
| Coding index | 22.7 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.18 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview better than Gemma 4 26B A4B for coding?
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, 22.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 4 26B A4B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million) and work measured by LMArena WebDev or AA Coding Index, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Gemma 4 26B A4B?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Gemma 4 26B A4B?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Gemma 4 26B A4B comparison based on?
42 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview's coding index rests on 3 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.