Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 31.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 52.5% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 74.9% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0765 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.26 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.4 (#181), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1446 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 21.2 (#203), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1438 |
| DTBench | 52.5% | 74.9% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.8 (#192), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1469 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.6 (#185), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 73.2% |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 30.6 (#103), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.2 (#156), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1422 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1346 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1302 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.6 (#158), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1420 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#155), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1321 | 1427 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.9 (#172), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1442 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 37.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.