# DeepSeek V3 vs Gemma 4 26B A4B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and Gemma 4 26B A4B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-gemma-4-26b-a4b
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3 and Gemma 4 26B A4B share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B has the lower published output-token price.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 31.86 | 45.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 10.7 (Estimated · #124/130)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 14.7 (Estimated · #136/151)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.9 (Supported · #94/151)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 77.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 25.5 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 52.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 48.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 44.1% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#40/55)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 73.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 31.9 (Supported · #149/186)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40 (Estimated · #120/186)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 82.3% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | 82.6% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| SimpleQA | 24.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 17.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 8.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.6 (#117/148)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#34/148)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 39.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3 and Gemma 4 26B A4B?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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