🇺🇸 United States generalistReleased March 2026
Gemma 4 26B-A4B
Google
Open-sourceSelf-hostRGPD
Verdict
A solid pick for self-hosting and full data control.
Skill profile
Arena Elo1438
Not disclosed
Strengths
- World-class on Arena
- Open-source and self-hostable
Limitations
- API pricing not disclosed
Who is it for
A good fit if…
- you want to control cost or self-host
- you have GDPR constraints
Skip it if…
Access & availability
Self-hostable (open weights)
Key specifications
Context
256K
Input price
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Output price
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Speed
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Price not auditedBenchmarks not audited
Privacy
GDPR-compliant
Run it locally
Desktop with solid GPU / 32GB+ Mac8.2M1k
| Quantization | Disk | RAM / VRAM | Typical hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 · recommended | 14.8 GB | 18 GB | 32GB PC / 24GB Mac / RTX 4070 Ti+ |
| Q8 · balanced | 27.8 GB | 33 GB | 64GB Mac / dual 24GB GPUs |
| FP16 · max quality | 52 GB | 59 GB | 96-128GB Mac Studio / 4× GPUs |
Estimates for a moderate context. Long contexts need more RAM (KV cache).
Advanced data · for expertsArchitecture, modalities, detailed cost, full benchmarks▾
Advanced data · for experts
Architecture, modalities, detailed cost, full benchmarks
Architecture
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Size
26B (MoE, 4B actifs)
Cutoff date
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Inputs
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Outputs
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License
apache-2.0
Hosting
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Hallucination score
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Estimated cost (API)
Typical exchange (~3k in / 1k out)
Not disclosed
1M in + 1M out
Not disclosed
All benchmarks
| Arena Elo | 1438 |
| MMLU | — |
| GPQA | — |
| HumanEval | — |
| SWE-Bench | — |
| MATH | — |