Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Granite 4.2 3b
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.0 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 3b in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 53.3 to 42.4.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 39.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1363 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Granite 4.2 3b: 25.0 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1308 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1469 | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Granite 4.2 3b: 35.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1313 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1268 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.2 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1271 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1293 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1295 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1215 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1293 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.8 vs 39.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.