Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Granite 4.2 30b
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 39.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 41.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1396 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1374 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1406 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1340 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1414 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1347 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1359 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1361 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1339 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Granite 4.2 30b?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 39.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Granite 4.2 30b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.