Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 2.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemma 4 26B A4B IT's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 4.0 Micro in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 2.8% for Granite 4.0 Micro.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.0675 / $0.23 for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 29.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2025-10-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 131K |
| Max output | 33K | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | $0.017 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | $0.11 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 0% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 2.8% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 20.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 28.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 39.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | — |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 84.9% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
| WildBench | — | 67% |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Granite 4.0 Micro?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 2.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemma 4 26B A4B IT's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 26B A4B IT lists at $0.0675 and $0.23.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Granite 4.0 Micro share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 Micro has 8.