Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
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2/8 categoriesMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
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1/8 categoriesGemma 4 26B A4B· Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Treat this as a split decision. Gemma 4 26B A4B makes more sense if multimodal & grounded is the priority; Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is the better fit if knowledge is the priority.
Gemma 4 26B A4B and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) 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.
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| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| CodingGemma 4 26B A4B wins | ||
| LiveCodeBench | 77.1% | 63.6% |
| Multimodal & GroundedGemma 4 26B A4B wins | ||
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 60% |
| Reasoning | ||
| BBH | 64.8% | — |
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | — |
| KnowledgeMistral Small 4 (Reasoning) wins | ||
| GPQA | 82.3% | 71.2% |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 78% |
| HLE | 17.2% | — |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | — |
| Instruction Following | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| Multilingual | ||
| Coming soon | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| AIME 2025 | — | 83.8% |
Gemma 4 26B A4B and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) are tied on overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.6 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 63.6. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench 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 60. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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