Model comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 2 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

DeepSeek

39.1

Rank #159 Reported

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Google

43.1

Rank #88 Confirmed

Summary

They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.8 to 46.1.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 46.7% for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and 35.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $0.58 / $1.68 for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT specifications
	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Provider	DeepSeek	Google
Noometry Index	39.1	43.1
Released	2025-12-01	2026-04-02
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	128K	262K
Max output	128K	33K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.58	$0.0765
Output $ / M tokens	$1.68	$0.26
Results tracked	3	28

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
WeirdML	46.7%	35.2%
LMArena WebDev	—	1359
SciCode	—	40%
LMArena Coding	—	1446
ALE-Bench	—	927.17

Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
SimpleBench	52.6%	—
CritPt	—	0%
Chess Puzzles	—	6%
LMArena Hard Prompts	—	1438
DTBench	—	74.9%
LMCA	—	29.7%
Epoch Capabilities Index	—	141.85

Math Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025	—	82.2%
LMArena Math	—	1469

Knowledge Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
GPQA Diamond	—	73.2%
Vectara Hallucination Rate	—	5.2%
LMArena Expert	—	1447

Multimodal Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
LMArena Vision	—	1260

Multilingual Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
LMArena Non-English	—	1422
LMArena Chinese	—	1495
LMArena French	—	1459
LMArena Russian	—	1434
LMArena Spanish	—	1415

Instruction Following Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
LMArena Instruction Following	—	1420

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
LMArena Longer Query	—	1427

Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	1276	1305
LMArena Text	—	1434
LMArena Creative Writing	—	1401
LMArena Multi-Turn	—	1442

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale lists at $0.58 and $1.68.

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 38.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.