# Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Phi-3.5-mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Phi-3.5-mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-vs-phi-3-5-mini
- Last updated: October 14, 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 Phi-3.5-mini 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 | Phi-3.5-mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 45.6 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 31.2 (Supported · #90/149)
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HumanEval | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 44.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BBH | Coming soon | 69% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 66.9 (#39/54)
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 73.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 40.2 (Estimated · #116/181)
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.3% | 30.4% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.6% | 47.4% | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| HLE | 17.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 8.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 69% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 55.4% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MGSM | Coming soon | 47.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: 88.7 (#33/128)
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 26B A4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-3.5-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Phi-3.5-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GSM8K | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 26B A4B and Phi-3.5-mini?

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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## Explore More

- [Gemma 4 26B A4B profile](/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b)
- [Phi-3.5-mini profile](/models/phi-3-5-mini)
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