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Model comparison

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 13× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT Google

43.1

Rank #88 Confirmed

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent xAI

45.5

Rank #62 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 3 categories and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 42.4 to 21.1.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent.
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index43.145.5
Released2026-04-022026-03-09
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window262K1M
Max output33K30K
Input $ / M tokens$0.0765$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$0.26$2.50
Results tracked2820

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Coding14461458
LMArena WebDev1359—
SciCode40%—
WeirdML35.2%—
ALE-Bench927.17—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Search—1204

Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Hard Prompts14381448
NYT Connections (extended)—89.6%
CritPt0%—
Chess Puzzles6%—
DTBench74.9%—
LMCA29.7%—
Epoch Capabilities Index141.85—

Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Math14691441
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202582.2%—

Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Expert14471445
GPQA Diamond73.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.2%—

Multimodal Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Vision12601259

Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Non-English14221440
LMArena Chinese14951475
LMArena French14591467
LMArena Russian14341457
LMArena Spanish14151447
LMArena German—1456
LMArena Japanese—1405
LMArena Korean—1416

Instruction Following Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Instruction Following14201420

Long Context Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Longer Query14271430

Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Text14341450
LMArena Creative Writing14011435
LMArena Multi-Turn14421451
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1305—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 13× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lists at $1.25 and $2.50.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 38.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.

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