Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 25.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 43.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1447 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1439 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| DTBench | — | 74.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1470 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 73.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1495 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1434 |
| LMArena French | — | 1460 |
| LMArena German | 944 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1420 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1441 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.