Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Palm 2
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.8 to 25.7.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | 995 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | 1005 |
| 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), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1469 | 1049 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1010 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | 994 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Palm 2?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Palm 2 better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.