Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Pixtral Large
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 3 categories and Pixtral Large in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.8 to 32.9.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 31.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 33K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0765 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.26 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 28 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1446 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205), Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1438 | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1469 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43), Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | — |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1427 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1442 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Pixtral Large?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Pixtral Large?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Pixtral Large share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.