Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.
Sibling matchup inside the Gemma 4 family.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
64
0/8 categoriesGemma 4 31B
73
Winner · 4/8 categoriesGemma 4 26B A4B· Gemma 4 31B
Gemma 4 26B A4B makes more sense if you want this variant’s specific profile, while Gemma 4 31B is the cleaner fit if reasoning is the priority.
Gemma 4 26B A4B and Gemma 4 31B sit in the same Gemma 4 family. This page is less about two unrelated model lineages and more about how the siblings trade off on benchmark shape, token costs, and practical limits like context window.
Gemma 4 31B is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 73 to 64. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Gemma 4 31B's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 66.4 against 44.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MRCRv2, 44.1% to 66.4%.
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| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| CodingGemma 4 31B wins | ||
| LiveCodeBench | 77.1% | 80% |
| Multimodal & GroundedGemma 4 31B wins | ||
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 76.9% |
| ReasoningGemma 4 31B wins | ||
| BBH | 64.8% | 74.4% |
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | 66.4% |
| KnowledgeGemma 4 31B wins | ||
| GPQA | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 85.2% |
| HLE | 17.2% | 26.5% |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | 19.5% |
| Instruction Following | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| Multilingual | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Coming soon | ||
Gemma 4 26B A4B and Gemma 4 31B are sibling variants in the Gemma 4 family, so the right pick depends on whether you value the better benchmark line, cheaper tokens, or the larger context window. Gemma 4 31B is ahead overall 73 to 64.
Gemma 4 31B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 61.3 versus 56.1. Inside this category, HLE w/o tools is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 31B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 80 versus 77.1. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 31B has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 66.4 versus 44.1. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 31B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.9 versus 73.8. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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