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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

57.08/100
Margin
3.0pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
54.03/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 26B A4B #74 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 4 26B A4B and Kimi K2.7 Code share 15 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 5 results are unique to Gemma 4 26B A4B; 8 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
15
Gemma 4 26B A4B only
5
Kimi K2.7 Code only
8
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 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.

Kimi K2.7 Code is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens 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 scores and score margins for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryGemma 4 26B A4BΔKimi K2.7 Code
KnowledgeGemma 4 26B A4B43.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MultimodalGemma 4 26B A4B73.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemma 4 26B A4B$0 input / $0 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputGemma 4 26B A4B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemma 4 26B A4BNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemma 4 26B A4BNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemma 4 26B A4B256KKimi K2.7 Code256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 11.0%29.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 43.6%90.1%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GDPval-AASource 13.5%34.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GDPval-AASource 7701186Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA Coding IndexSource 39.3%60.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.0%47.5%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Code Bench v2Source 62.0%Not comparable
ProgramBenchSource 53.6%Not comparable
MLS-Bench LiteSource 35.1%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 49.7%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 55.7%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 0.0%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
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%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 79.2%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 18.3%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -48.1%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 18.2%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 80.9%80.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
MMMU-ProSource 73.8%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 69.2%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1300Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 72.4%63.1%Gemma 4 26B A4B leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemma 4 26B A4B and Kimi K2.7 Code 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 Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Gemma 4 26B A4B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2.7 Code: $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemma 4 26B A4B
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.7 Code
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 27, 2026

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