Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B vs GLM-4.6
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 26B A4B #67 (Supported); GLM-4.6 #85 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemma 4 26B A4B and GLM-4.6 share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to Gemma 4 26B A4B; 3 to GLM-4.6.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Gemma 4 26B A4B only
- 9
- GLM-4.6 only
- 3
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemma 4 26B A4B and GLM-4.6 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 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.
Gemma 4 26B A4B has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for GLM-4.6.
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 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Δ | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Gemma 4 26B A4B43.4 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.6Not measured |
| Math | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.63.4 |
| Multimodal | Gemma 4 26B A4B73.8 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.6Not measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GLM-4.6 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemma 4 26B A4B$0 input / $0 output | GLM-4.6Not available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available | GLM-4.6Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available | GLM-4.6Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemma 4 26B A4B256K | GLM-4.6200K | Gemma 4 26B A4B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GLM-4.6 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 82.6% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 17.2% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 8.7% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 25.7% | 23.0% | Gemma 4 26B A4B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 79.2% | 63.2% | Gemma 4 26B A4B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 18.3% | 5.2% | Gemma 4 26B A4B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -48.1% | -31.6% | GLM-4.6 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 18.2% | 20.8% | GLM-4.6 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 80.9% | 66.1% | GLM-4.6 leads |
Math2 benchmarks
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GLM-4.6 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 72.4% | 36.7% | Gemma 4 26B A4B leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemma 4 26B A4B and GLM-4.6 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 Gemma 4 26B A4B and GLM-4.6 today?
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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