Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
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2/8 categoriesGPT-4.1
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2/8 categoriesGemma 4 26B A4B· GPT-4.1
Treat this as a split decision. Gemma 4 26B A4B makes more sense if coding is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill; GPT-4.1 is the better fit if reasoning is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.
Gemma 4 26B A4B and GPT-4.1 finish on the same overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.
GPT-4.1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 26B A4B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Gemma 4 26B A4B is the reasoning model in the pair, while GPT-4.1 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-4.1 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
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| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic | ||
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | — | 61% |
| BrowseComp | — | 73% |
| OSWorld-Verified | — | 63% |
| CodingGemma 4 26B A4B wins | ||
| LiveCodeBench | 77.1% | — |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 54.6% |
| SWE-bench Pro | — | 51% |
| Multimodal & GroundedGemma 4 26B A4B wins | ||
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 70% |
| OfficeQA Pro | — | 78% |
| ReasoningGPT-4.1 wins | ||
| BBH | 64.8% | — |
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | 82% |
| LongBench v2 | — | 80% |
| KnowledgeGPT-4.1 wins | ||
| GPQA | 82.3% | 66.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | — |
| HLE | 17.2% | — |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | — |
| MMLU | — | 90.2% |
| FrontierScience | — | 61% |
| Instruction Following | ||
| IFEval | — | 87.4% |
| Multilingual | ||
| MMLU-ProX | — | 69% |
| Mathematics | ||
| AIME 2024 | — | 26.4% |
Gemma 4 26B A4B and GPT-4.1 are tied on overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
GPT-4.1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 63.1 versus 56.1. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 26B A4B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.1 versus 52.4. GPT-4.1 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
GPT-4.1 has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 80.9 versus 44.1. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 26B A4B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 73.8 versus 73.6. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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