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 →Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) vs Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) wins on 1 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Laguna XS 2.1 is the latest coding agent model in the 33B-A3B category from [Poolside](https://poolside.ai/) and a step forward from their Laguna XS.2 model (released in April 2026). It combines...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) | Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 262K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tie |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tie |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) better than Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) wins on 1 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) and Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) and Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) support?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) supports up to 262K tokens. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) and Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) support tool calling?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free): yes. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free): yes.
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