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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Granite 4.2 8B

Gemma 4 26B A4B leads Granite 4.2 8B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 16.7 to 11.1, and Granite 4.2 8B costs 3.0x less per output token ($0.20 vs $0.60 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 27 benchmarks have a result for both.

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Gemma 4 26B A4BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
54.7
Output $/M
$0.60
27
Granite 4.2 8BIBM Granite
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
0
vs boards won of 27 shared

Gemma 4 26B A4B or Granite 4.2 8B: which to pick

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

Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).

Model AGemma 4 26B A4BGoogleNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGranite 4.2 8BIBM GraniteNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
27
Gemma 4 26B A4B only
28
Granite 4.2 8B only
0
Like-for-like categories
6 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
Gemma 4 26B A4B not benchmarked, Granite 4.2 8B not benchmarked.
Widest category
General, 21.4 points apart on average over 12 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: creative writing: Gemma 4 26B A4B 1400 against Granite 4.2 8B 1236, 27.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.60 against Granite 4.2 8B $0.20 per million output tokens, 3.0x apart.
Context window
Gemma 4 26B A4B takes 262K tokens, Granite 4.2 8B 131K.

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
CategoryGemma 4 26B A4BBarsGranite 4.2 8BTies
Coding40
Intelligence10
Agentic work10
Reasoning50
Knowledge40
General120
All shared boards270
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index40
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
LMArena WebDev1360Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
AA Coding Index39.322.4Gemma 4 26B A4B
SciCode40.0%31.5%Gemma 4 26B A4B
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)25.0%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
WeirdML35.2%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
ALE-Bench927.2Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: coding14461378Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: software and IT14541367Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena WebDev: React1351Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML1362Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
AA Intelligence Index16.711.1Gemma 4 26B A4B
Epoch Capabilities Index141.9Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
AA Agentic Index2.91.3Gemma 4 26B A4B
τ²-Bench Telecom43.6%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)79.2%63.1%Gemma 4 26B A4B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)19.3%9.7%Gemma 4 26B A4B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)73.2%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14381327Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: expert14471386Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14481345Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Vision: diagrams1264Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: homework1293Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
OTIS Mock AIME82.2%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: math1470Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: mathematical work1475Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
LMArena Text: science14461336Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14281336Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: legal and government14571327Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: business and finance14291322Gemma 4 26B A4B
FACTS Benchmark Suite42.7%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index120
General benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
IFBench72.4%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)65.7%45.0%Gemma 4 26B A4B
DTBench74.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMCA29.7%Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text14341319Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: instruction following14201300Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: creative writing14001236Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Vision1260Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: English14441337Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: non-English14211301Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: Chinese14951367Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: French1460Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: Spanish1415Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Text: Russian14341282Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: multi-turn14411301Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: longer queries14271325Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: writing and language14051269Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14031271Gemma 4 26B A4B
LMArena Vision: English1256Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese1312Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: reading text1268Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: humor1272Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: captioning1297Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things1191Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1256Not measuredOnly Gemma 4 26B A4B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BGranite 4.2 8BLeader
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$0.0004Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B$0.0002Fits in one request

Granite 4.2 8B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 4 26B A4B$0.0093Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B$0.0046Fits in one request

Granite 4.2 8B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 4 26B A4B$0.036Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B$0.018Exceeds the context window

Granite 4.2 8B 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 Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite 4.2 8B
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 4 26B A4BIBM Granite 4.2 8B
MakerGoogleIBM Granite
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 3, 2026August 31, 2026
Context window262K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.08
Output $/Mtok$0.60$0.20
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it10
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than Granite 4.2 8B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Granite 4.2 8B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Granite 4.2 8B costs $0.08 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Granite 4.2 8B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B, with 262K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Granite 4.2 8B comparison based on?

27 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 4 26B A4B's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Granite 4.2 8B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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