Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemma 4 26B A4B
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.6 Flash unranked (Not scored); Gemma 4 26B A4B #67 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 26B A4B share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 5 results are unique to Gemini 3.6 Flash; 6 to Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- Gemini 3.6 Flash only
- 5
- Gemma 4 26B A4B only
- 6
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 26B A4B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Gemini 3.6 Flash is priced at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 26B A4B. Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Δ | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Gemini 3.6 Flash83.0 | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured |
| Knowledge | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 26B A4B43.4 |
| Multimodal | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 26B A4B73.8 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.6 Flash$1.5 input / $7.5 output | Gemma 4 26B A4B$0 input / $0 output | Gemma 4 26B A4B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot available | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot available | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemini 3.6 Flash1M | Gemma 4 26B A4B256K | Gemini 3.6 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 83% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1421 | 761 | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 38.7% | 11.0% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 46.1% | 13.1% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 961 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 24.5% | — | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | 77.5% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 43.6% | Not comparable |
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 50.1% | 25.7% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 92.8% | 79.2% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-HLESource | 38.3% | 18.3% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 23.5% | -48.1% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 50.2% | 18.2% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 53.5% | 80.9% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 82.6% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 17.2% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 8.7% | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 72.4% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 26B A4B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 26B A4B today?
Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens Gemma 4 26B A4B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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