Model comparison

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs GLM-4.7-Flash

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT Google

43.1

Rank #88 Confirmed

GLM-4.7-Flash Z.ai (Zhipu)

38.4

Rank #175 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 7 categories and GLM-4.7-Flash in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 34.4.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 58.3% for GLM-4.7-Flash.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $0.06 / $0.40 for GLM-4.7-Flash.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 200K.

Side by side

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GLM-4.7-Flash specifications
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
ProviderGoogleZ.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index43.138.4
Released2026-04-022026-01-19
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K200K
Max output33K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.0765$0.06
Output $ / M tokens$0.26$0.40
Results tracked2821

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.7-Flash leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.0 (#133)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Coding14461383
LMArena WebDev1359—
SciCode40%—
WeirdML35.2%—
ALE-Bench927.17—

Reasoning Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), GLM-4.7-Flash: 20.2 (#224)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
Chess Puzzles6%0%
LMArena Hard Prompts14381356
CritPt0%—
DTBench74.9%—
LMCA29.7%—
Epoch Capabilities Index141.85—

Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), GLM-4.7-Flash: 34.4 (#159)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202582.2%58.3%
LMArena Math14691354

Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), GLM-4.7-Flash: 35.4 (#177)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
GPQA Diamond73.2%60.5%
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.2%9.3%
LMArena Expert14471357

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), GLM-4.7-Flash: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Vision1260—

Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), GLM-4.7-Flash: 46.8 (#152)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Non-English14221331
LMArena Chinese14951403
LMArena French14591332
LMArena Russian14341333
LMArena Spanish14151351
LMArena German—1336
LMArena Korean—1284

Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), GLM-4.7-Flash: 70.3 (#162)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Instruction Following14201327

Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.9 (#143)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Longer Query14271345

Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), GLM-4.7-Flash: 47.7 (#206)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGLM-4.7-Flash
LMArena Text14341351
LMArena Creative Writing14011297
EQ-Bench Creative Writing13051125
LMArena Multi-Turn14421342

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than GLM-4.7-Flash?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GLM-4.7-Flash?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; GLM-4.7-Flash lists at $0.06 and $0.40.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GLM-4.7-Flash better for coding?

GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 38.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GLM-4.7-Flash share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.7-Flash has 21.

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