# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Granite-4.0-H-1B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite-4.0-H-1B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-granite-4-0-h-1b
- Last updated: November 12, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite-4.0-H-1B 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 larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.25 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.7 (Supported · #103/162)
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ScarfBench | 24.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HumanEval | Coming soon | 73% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 34.9 (Supported · #102/160)
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BBH | Coming soon | 59.7% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 48.6 (Supported · #56/67)
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | 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: 41.4 (Estimated · #116/180)
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 29.7% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 32.9% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| HLE | 17.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 59.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MGSM | Coming soon | 27.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#37/157)
- Granite-4.0-H-1B public-lane score: 28.8 (#145/157)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Granite-4.0-H-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 78.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 26B A4B and Granite-4.0-H-1B?

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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- [Gemma 4 26B A4B profile](/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b)
- [Granite-4.0-H-1B profile](/models/granite-4-0-h-1b)
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