Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 4 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | 35.2% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1447 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 74.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 141.85 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1439 |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 82.2% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1470 |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 73.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena French | — | 1460 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1420 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1402 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1441 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.