Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Grok 4.7
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 25× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 6 categories and Grok 4.7 in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.7 leads 40.1 to 21.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 0% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 17.7% for Grok 4.7.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.7.
- Grok 4.7 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 262K.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 46.6 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 500K |
| Max output | 33K | 500K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Grok 4.7: 55.0 (#23)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | 1636 |
| SciCode | 40% | 57.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1423 |
| CursorBench | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierSWE | — | 29.5% |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Grok 4.7: 40.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 17.7% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1409 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 76.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Grok 4.7: 41.1 (#73)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1393 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 34% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Grok 4.7: 38.7 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1413 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Grok 4.7: 28.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20.8% |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Grok 4.7: 51.2 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1392 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1476 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1396 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Grok 4.7: 74.3 (#98)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1406 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Grok 4.7: 43.2 (#97)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Grok 4.7: 70.1 (#23)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1397 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1391 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | 2007 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1389 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 25× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Grok 4.7?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 lists at $2 and $6.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Grok 4.7 better for coding?
Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.0 versus 38.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.7 does, with 500K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Grok 4.7 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 21.