Gemma 4 26B A4B
$0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Gemma 4 26B A4B costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $48.96 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $9.99 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $28.80 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.918 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $94.50 |
Price history
We started tracking Gemma 4 26B A4B on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Gemma 4 26B A4B : 13 providers
Darkbloom is the cheapest at $0.042 input / $0.22 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Uptime | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkbloom | $0.042 | $0.22 | 131K | 99.7% | — |
| DekaLLM | $0.06 | $0.33 | 262K | 99.8% | bf16 |
| DeepInfra | $0.07 | $0.34 | 262K | 99.8% | fp8 |
| Makora | $0.07 | $0.24 | 256K | 97.3% | — |
| Io Net | $0.09 | $0.31 | 262K | 100% | bf16 |
| NextBit | $0.09 | $0.30 | 262K | 96.5% | bf16 |
| Cloudflare | $0.10 | $0.30 | 256K | 100% | — |
| CoreWeave | $0.10 | $0.30 | 262K | 100% | bf16 |
| Novita | $0.13 | $0.40 | 262K | 99.9% | bf16 |
| Parasail | $0.13 | $0.40 | 262K | 98.8% | bf16 |
| Venice | $0.13 | $0.40 | 256K | 97.9% | bf16 |
| SiliconFlow | $0.14 | $0.40 | 262K | 93% | fp8 |
| $0.15 | $0.60 | 262K | 95.9% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to Gemma 4 26B A4B
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 Mistral AI | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131K | visiontoolsJSONopen weights |
| Gemma 3 12B | $0.05 | $0.15 | 131K | visiontoolsJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Gemma 4 26B A4B
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $57.60 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $40.78 (71%) |
| Route to Darkbloom | $33.60 | $24.00 (42%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $48.96 | $8.64 (15%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Gemma 4 26B A4B .
Specifications
| Model ID | google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it |
| Input | image, text, video |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it |
| Released | Apr 3, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost?
- $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.05 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Gemma 4 26B A4B ?
- 262K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens per response.
- Does Gemma 4 26B A4B support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Gemma 4 26B A4B ?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18), Qwen3.5-9B ($0.08 / $0.13).
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