Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
55
o1
57
Pick o1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 256K context window.
Knowledge
+26.5 difference
Gemma 4 26B A4B
o1
$0 / $0
$15 / $60
N/A
98 t/s
N/A
32.29s
256K
200K
Pick o1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 256K context window.
o1 has the cleaner provisional overall profile here, landing at 57 versus 55. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.
o1's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 75.7 against 49.2.
o1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $15.00 input / $60.00 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 gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for o1.
o1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 57 to 55.
o1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.7 versus 49.2. Gemma 4 26B A4B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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