# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 31B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Gemma 4 31B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-gemma-4-31b
- Last updated: September 30, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 31B only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Gemma 4 26B A4B leads overall 46.11 to 40.39.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 45.2 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 59.5 for Gemma 4 31B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE w/o tools in Knowledge, with scores of 8.7% and 19.5%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 46.11 | 40.39 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 4 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 21.8 (Estimated · #98/119)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 35.26% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemma 4 31B
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 34 (Supported · #85/144)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 35 (Supported · #81/144)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 41.6% | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | Coming soon | 75.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 67.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 70.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Gemma 4 31B
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 45.2 (#42/49)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 59.5 (#31/49)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | 76.9% | Gemma 4 31B |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemma 4 31B
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 36.5 (Supported · #110/170)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 39.1 (Supported · #103/170)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 85.2% | Gemma 4 31B |
| HLE | 17.2% | 26.5% | Gemma 4 31B |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | 19.5% | Gemma 4 31B |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 87.3 (#31/124)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 91.5 (#12/124)

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Gemma 4 31B?

Gemma 4 26B A4B is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemma 4 26B A4B and Gemma 4 31B?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 45.2 for Gemma 4 26B A4B and 59.5 for Gemma 4 31B.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 26B A4B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 26B A4B currently has 4 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 31B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 31B currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 E4B](/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-gemma-4-e4b)
- [Gemma 4 31B vs Gemma 4 E4B](/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-gemma-4-e4b)
- [Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 E2B](/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-gemma-4-e2b)
- [Gemma 4 31B vs Gemma 4 E2B](/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-gemma-4-e2b)

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