Model comparison
Codellama 34b Instruct vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 28.2.
Side by side
| Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 43.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1447 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1439 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| DTBench | — | 74.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1470 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 73.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | — | 1460 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1420 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1441 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.