Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 33.0 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 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| 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), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1130 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1127 |
| 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), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1110 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1095 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1113 |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1088 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.