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Model comparison

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Step 3.7 Flash

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT Google

43.5

Rank #92 Confirmed

Step 3.7 Flash StepFun

37.3

Rank #207 Reported

Summary

  • They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 2 categories and Step 3.7 Flash in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 47.6 to 42.9.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $0.18 / $1.11 for Step 3.7 Flash.
  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 256K.

Side by side

Gemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index43.537.3
Released2026-04-022026-05-29
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K256K
Max output33K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.0675$0.18
Output $ / M tokens$0.23$1.11
Results tracked285

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.0 (#150)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
SciCode40%40%
ALE-Bench927.17694.12
LMArena WebDev1359—
WeirdML35.2%—
LMArena Coding1447—

Reasoning Too close to call

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Step 3.7 Flash: 21.6 (#219)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
CritPt0%2.3%
NYT Connections (extended)—39.7%
Chess Puzzles6%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1439—
DTBench74.9%—
LMCA29.7%—
Epoch Capabilities Index141.85—

Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Step 3.7 Flash: 42.9 (#82)

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—68.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202582.2%—
LMArena Math1470—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
GPQA Diamond73.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.2%—
LMArena Expert1447—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Vision1260—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Non-English1421—
LMArena Chinese1495—
LMArena French1460—
LMArena Russian1434—
LMArena Spanish1417—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following1420—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Longer Query1428—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Step 3.7 Flash: —

BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4B ITStep 3.7 Flash
LMArena Text1434—
LMArena Creative Writing1402—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1305—
LMArena Multi-Turn1441—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Step 3.7 Flash?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Step 3.7 Flash?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.23 per million output tokens; Step 3.7 Flash lists at $0.18 and $1.11.

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.0 vs 40.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Step 3.7 Flash share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.

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