Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Mistral Small 3.1
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
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- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 9 categories and Mistral Small 3.1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 14.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 3.9% for Mistral Small 3.1.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.09 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.35 / $0.56 for Mistral Small 3.1.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 31.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2025-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 33K | 102K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | $0.35 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.56 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Mistral Small 3.1: 38.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1309 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Mistral Small 3.1: 19.7 (#254)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1278 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | 127.48 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Mistral Small 3.1: 14.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 3.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1262 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 24.8% |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 41.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1257 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 61% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 39.2% |
Multimodal Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Mistral Small 3.1: 33.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | 1136 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Mistral Small 3.1: 41.2 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1253 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1273 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1263 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1283 |
| LMArena German | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1208 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1206 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Mistral Small 3.1: 63.6 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1264 |
| IFEval | — | 75% |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1299 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Mistral Small 3.1: 37.0 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1277 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1253 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | 761 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1270 |
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Mistral Small 3.1?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Mistral Small 3.1?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Mistral Small 3.1 lists at $0.35 and $0.56.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Mistral Small 3.1 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.0 vs 38.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Mistral Small 3.1 share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.1 has 28.