Model comparison
DBRX vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
GoogleSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.6 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 73.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
Side by side
| DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0765 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.26 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 32.3 (#262), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1446 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
DBRX: 20.5 (#218), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1438 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| DTBench | — | 74.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 22.3 (#265), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1469 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#289), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 73.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1447 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
DBRX: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 29.4 (#263), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1422 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 57.7 (#265), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1420 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#253), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1427 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#271), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1442 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.