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 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3.6 Flash is a fast, efficient language model from Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 series. It supports text, image, and video input with a 1M token context window. Tiered pricing kicks in...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 1M | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.07 | $0.19 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.34 | $1.13 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| 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 Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B better than Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash?
Input: $0.07 vs $0.19 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.34 vs $1.13 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash support?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B supports up to 262K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash support tool calling?
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B: yes. Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash: yes.
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