Gemma 4 26B-A4B IT
Model overview
google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
Google's current open-weight multimodal Gemma model with a sparse active-parameter architecture.
general LLMreasoningmultimodalvision-languagelong contextchatlocal inferenceevaluationenterprise access
Representative version
google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Release | 2026-04-02 |
| Release type | Model release |
| Parameters | 26B / 4B active |
| Architecture | Sparse mixture-of-experts transformer |
| Context | 262,144 |
| Input modalities | text / image |
| Output modalities | text |
| Tool use / function calling | Tool use: Not disclosed; Function calling: Not disclosed |
| Structured output / reasoning | Confirmed: Reasoning |
| Vision / audio / video | Confirmed: Vision |
| Open weights / License | Weights available / Apache-2.0 (license source pending verification) google-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-current · License source pending verification |
| Vendor API | Available Gemma 4 model cardgoogle-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-current · 2026-04-02 |
| OpenRouter | OpenRouter listed |
| Pricing | OpenRouter · 2026-08-11: $0.12 / $0.4 input / output, per 1M tokens |
| Benchmark | No reliable public source |
| Public signals | No reliable public source |
| Use cases | local inference / Multimodal assistants / research evaluation / Fine-tuning |
| Claim evidence | Release event / Model specifications / Weight checkpointGemma 4 model cardgoogle/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · 2026-04-02 · Gemma 4 26B-A4B IT · google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it OpenRouter context / capabilities / pricingOpenRouter public models APIgoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it · 2026-08-11T06:28:09.895Z |
OpenRouter
Pricing / context / availability
| OpenRouter | OpenRouter listed |
|---|---|
| OpenRouter listing | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it |
| Mapped version | google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it google-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-current |
| Pricing | OpenRouter · 2026-08-11: $0.12 / $0.4 input / output, per 1M tokens |
| Context | 262144 |
| Speed/Latency | No reliable public source |
| Snapshot time | 2026-08-11T06:28:09.895Z |
| Source | View source |
Source-bounded public ranking
OpenRouter weekly token-usage ranking
| Source | Model / version | Metric | Rank | Value | Checked | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B 0403 google-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-current | Weekly token usage on OpenRouter public rankings API | 30 | 361,401,685,455 tokens | 2026-08-11 | View source |
OpenRouter weekly prompt-plus-completion token usage only; this is not a model-quality or whole-market ranking.
Verified limitations
Usage boundaries
- Deployment requirements depend on quantization and serving stack.
Missing public information
Public information not yet available
No reliable benchmark sourceNo public model-card activity countersNo linkable model-specific reviewSpeed/latency not disclosed