Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 2.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when DeepSeek V4 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 26 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 26 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek V4 Flash leads 53.7 to 21.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 63% for DeepSeek V4 Flash and 35.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.60 for DeepSeek V4 Flash.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | |
| Noometry Index | 53.6 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-24 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 393K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 47.9 (#59), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1582 | 1359 |
| SciCode | 49.9% | 40% |
| WeirdML | 63% | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1457 | 1447 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,306 | 927.17 |
| FrontierCode | 18.8% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.7 (#30), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 16.6% | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 33% | 6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1439 |
| DTBench | 90.9% | 74.9% |
| LMCA | 41.7% | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.49 | 141.85 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 61.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 61.1% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 89% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 34% | — |
Math DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 60.3 (#37), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.4% | 82.2% |
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1470 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 57.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 24.4% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 76.5% | — |
| ProofBench | 56% | — |
Knowledge DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 55.4 (#48), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 91% | 73.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1441 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
DeepSeek V4 Flash: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Too close to call
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.0 (#72), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1439 | 1460 |
| LMArena Russian | 1428 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | 1417 |
| LMArena German | 1418 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 74.9 (#81), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1421 | 1420 |
Long Context Too close to call
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 43.8 (#85), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1434 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 63.8 (#61), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1432 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1402 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | 1305 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1449 | 1441 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 2.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when DeepSeek V4 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.23 per million output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash lists at $0.15 and $0.60.
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.9 versus 39.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
DeepSeek V4 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4 Flash has 41 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.