Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 26B A4B
56
o1
55
Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o1 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
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 Gemma 4 26B A4B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o1 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Gemma 4 26B A4B finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 56 to 55. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.
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.
Gemma 4 26B A4B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 56 to 55.
o1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.7 versus 49.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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