Dots3-Note Preview is an open-weight mixture-of-experts model from Dots Studio, with 16B active parameters out of 280B total. It is the lightest model in the Dots 3 family and is...
Model details →Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) vs Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 512K | 262K | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.12 | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.40 | 🏆 Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) better than Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B?
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) and Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.12 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) and Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B support?
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) supports up to 512K tokens. Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free) and Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B support tool calling?
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free): yes. Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B: yes.