Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Mistral Large 2407
Gemma 4 26B A4B leads Mistral Large 2407 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 16.7 to 7.6, and Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 10.0x less per output token ($0.60 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 9 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemma 4 26B A4B or Mistral Large 2407: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for output tokens 10.0x cheaper ($0.60 vs $6.00 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).
- Shared results
- 9
- Gemma 4 26B A4B only
- 46
- Mistral Large 2407 only
- 8
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 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
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B leads, 16.7 against 7.6.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemma 4 26B A4B has a AA Agentic Index result, 2.9.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B takes 262K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.0004, Mistral Large 2407 $0.0050 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemma 4 26B A4B not benchmarked, Mistral Large 2407 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Math, 73.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- OTIS Mock AIME: Gemma 4 26B A4B 82.2% against Mistral Large 2407 8.5%, 73.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.60 against Mistral Large 2407 $6.00 per million output tokens, 10.0x apart.
- Context window
- Gemma 4 26B A4B takes 262K tokens, Mistral Large 2407 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.
| Category | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Bars | Mistral Large 2407 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Math | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 3 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 9 | 0 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1360 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| AA Coding Index | 39.3 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 26.7% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| SciCode | 40.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 25.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 927.2 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1446 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1454 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1351 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1362 | Not measured | Only 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 index10
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 16.7 | 7.6 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.9 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 2.9 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 43.6% | 33.0% | 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 index30
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 79.2% | 47.2% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 19.3% | 2.9% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 73.2% | 49.0% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 22.5% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1438 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1447 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1448 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1264 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1293 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 0.0 | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 82.2% | 8.5% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MATH level 5 | Not measured | 44.8% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1470 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1475 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 68.3% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| MMLU | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1446 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1428 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1457 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1429 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 42.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 72.4% | 31.6% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 65.7% | 2.0% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| DTBench | 74.9% | 61.2% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMCA | 29.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | Not measured | 69.0% | Only Mistral Large 2407 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1434 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1420 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1400 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1444 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1421 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1495 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1460 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1415 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1434 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1441 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1427 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1405 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1403 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1256 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1312 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1268 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1272 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1297 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1191 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1256 | Not measured | Only 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
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 | 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 Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Large 2407 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 3, 2026 | November 19, 2024 |
| Context window | 262K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $6.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than Mistral Large 2407 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for output tokens 10.0x cheaper ($0.60 vs $6.00 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Mistral Large 2407?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 2407 costs $2.00 and $6.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Mistral Large 2407?
Gemma 4 26B A4B, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Mistral Large 2407 comparison based on?
9 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemma 4 26B A4B's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Mistral Large 2407's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.