Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1209 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1202 |
| 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), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1216 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1197 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1195 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1203 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.