# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs GPT-4.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and GPT-4.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-gpt-4-1
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 26B A4B and GPT-4.1 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is 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.
- GPT-4.1 has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 45.61 | 37.55 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $2.00 / $8.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 25.65% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.9 (Supported · #94/152)
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 54.6% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 52.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 71.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#40/55)
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 54.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench (LlamaIndex) | 70.27% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ParseBench | 58.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 39.9 (Estimated · #121/187)
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 35.6 (Supported · #135/187)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 66.3% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 17.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 61.5 (#14/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 72.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#34/149)
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 50.3 (#93/149)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 27 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 5.965% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 26B A4B and GPT-4.1?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, 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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## Explore More

- [Gemma 4 26B A4B profile](/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b)
- [GPT-4.1 profile](/models/gpt-4-1)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)