Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 33.6.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 1346 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1322 |
| 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: 45.7 (#61), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1305 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1307 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | 1328 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | 1337 |
| LMArena German | — | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1206 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1298 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.8 vs 38.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.