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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Gemma 4 26B A4B benchmark comparison: Claude Opus 4.8 leads on average score with 7.7 vs 7.2. Gemma 4 26B A4B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.045 vs $1.270. Claude Opus 4.8 is faster at 10.83s vs 63.41s, with pass rates of 79.4% vs 69.8%.

Recommended model: Gemma 4 26B A4B - Its score stays close to the best score here (7.2 vs 7.7), while costing about 28.9x less than Claude Opus 4.8.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 Gemma 4 26B A4B Gemma 4 26B A4B medium Release: 2026-04-03 Free Available
Score 7.7 7.2
Rank #38 #61
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.4% 69.8%
Flaky tests 3 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 8.466 0.361
Total Cost $1.270 $0.045
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.060 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $0.330 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 60,946 40,252
Output Tokens 31,771 28,000
Reasoning Tokens 6,831 100,490
Response Time (avg) 10.83s 63.41s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 369.32s
Response Time (total) 227.39s 1268.28s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#38 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 tok

#61 Gemma 4 26B A4B

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.30s 834 793 371
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.20s 816 1,142 3,045
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809
Gemma 4 26B A4B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 272.54s 5,062 14,838 44,567
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 20.84s 23,500 2,216 1,081
Gemma 4 26B A4B 9.6 10.0 100.0% 0 73.55s 17,092 5,415 13,112
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.3 5.8 66.7% 1 2.27s 10,503 310 0
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 16.51s 8,334 1,567 2,827
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 45.53s 975 23,311 3,908
Gemma 4 26B A4B 2.9 4.4 22.2% 2 23.62s 516 2,469 7,105
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.55s 708 231 0
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 29.76s 567 25 5,075
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 2.78s 909 111 221
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 17.54s 777 887 4,470
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 894 592 184
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.79s 801 410 2,128
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.85s 11,775 370 35
Gemma 4 26B A4B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.01s 6,096 450 1,256
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.48s 258 200 222
Gemma 4 26B A4B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 180.87s 191 797 16,905

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