Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 27 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 27 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 2 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 25.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 22% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 6% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1359 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 40% |
| WeirdML | 39% | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1447 |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | 927.17 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | 6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1439 |
| DTBench | 83.5% | 74.9% |
| LMCA | 37.6% | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | 141.85 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 82.2% |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | 1470 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 73.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1447 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
Multimodal Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | 1260 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1451 | 1460 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | 1417 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1420 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1402 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | 1305 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1441 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 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; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 39.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
27 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.