Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is a reasoning model from Google released on Apr 1, 2026. It reads text and images and writes text, with a 262K token context window and up to 33K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.065, 50% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
28 providers serve it, including Deep Infra, Cloudflare Workers AI and SiliconFlow. The lowest input price is $0.042 per million tokens at Kilo Gateway.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.13 / $0.40 per 1M
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 33K
- Released
- Apr 1, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.13 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0.40 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.065 / 1M tokens | 50% off input |
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT providers
28 providers serve it, including Deep Infra, Cloudflare Workers AI and SiliconFlow. The lowest input price is $0.042 per million tokens at Kilo Gateway. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google First party | n/a | n/a | – | 262K | 33K |
| Deep Infra | $0.07 | $0.34 | – | 262K | 33K |
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.10 | $0.30 | $0.05 | 256K | 16K |
| SiliconFlow | $0.12 | $0.40 | – | 262K | 262K |
| Amazon Bedrock | $0.13 | $0.40 | – | 262K | 33K |
| Hugging Face | $0.13 | $0.40 | – | 262K | 33K |
| Novita AI | $0.13 | $0.40 | – | 262K | 131K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 262K | 131K |
| Vertex | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 262K | 128K |
| Scaleway | $0.25 | $0.50 | – | 256K | 16K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.042 | $0.22 | $0.021 | 262K | 236K |
| EmpirioLabs AI | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.025 | 262K | 33K |
Showing 12 of 28 providers: the lab first, then the major clouds, then the cheapest resellers.
What Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Independent benchmarks
Measured by third parties, not reported by Google. Each links to its source and shows the date I checked it.
Benchmarks Google reports (5)
- gpqa-diamond (GPQA Diamond)82.3%
- aime-2026 (AIME 2026 no tools)88.3%
- livecodebench (LiveCodeBench v6)77.1%
- tau2-bench (Tau2 (average over 3))68.2%
- mmmu-pro (MMMU Pro)73.8%
Labs pick their own settings and harnesses, so compare these only within one lab.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Gemma 4 26B A4B IT through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT questions
How much does the Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API cost?
$0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.065. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
262,144 tokens of input, and it can write up to 32,768 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
28 providers serve it, including Deep Infra, Cloudflare Workers AI and SiliconFlow. The lowest input price is $0.042 per million tokens at Kilo Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Gemma 4 26B A4B IT support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was Gemma 4 26B A4B IT released?
Apr 1, 2026.
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Building on Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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