# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Grok 4.1 Fast

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-grok-4-1-fast
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.1 Fast.

## Summary

- Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.1 Fast do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | xAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 45.65 | 36.45 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.20 / $0.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

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

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Grok 4.1 Fast | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 47.32% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 30.9 (Supported · #93/150)
- Grok 4.1 Fast public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Grok 4.1 Fast | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Grok 4.1 Fast public-lane score: 47.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

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

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#39/54)
- Grok 4.1 Fast public-lane score: 35.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Grok 4.1 Fast | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40 (Estimated · #118/184)
- Grok 4.1 Fast public-lane score: 31.5 (Estimated · #149/184)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Grok 4.1 Fast | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#34/148)
- Grok 4.1 Fast public-lane score: 41.9 (#114/148)

## FAQ

### Can I compare Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.1 Fast on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 31B](/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-gemma-4-31b)
- [Grok 4.1 Fast vs Gemma 4 31B](/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-grok-4-1-fast)
- [Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Gemma 4 12B](/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-gemma-4-26b-a4b)
- [Grok 4.1 Fast vs Gemma 4 12B](/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-grok-4-1-fast)

## Explore More

- [Gemma 4 26B A4B profile](/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b)
- [Grok 4.1 Fast profile](/models/grok-4-1-fast)
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