Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Llama 3.2 3B
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 24.7.
- Llama 3.2 3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.33 per million input/output tokens, against $0.09 / $0.30 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 | Llama 3.2 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 28.9 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 131K |
| Max output | 33K | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1098 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 23.4% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 28.3% |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 21.9% |
| BALROG | — | 10.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1095 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| 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: 47.6 (#67), Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1126 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1090 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Llama 3.2 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1017 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 949 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1056 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1089 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1100 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1094 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | 595 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1105 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Llama 3.2 3B?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Llama 3.2 3B?
Llama 3.2 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 26B A4B IT lists at $0.09 and $0.30.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
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 Llama 3.2 3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.