Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Muse Glimmer
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 6 categories and Muse Glimmer in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 38.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | 1355 |
| SciCode | 40% | 44.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1416 |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 2.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1396 |
| 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), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1375 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Muse Glimmer?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 39.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Muse Glimmer share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.