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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Gemma 4 26B A4B

The average score is effectively tied at 5.5 vs 5.5. Gemini 2.5 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.017 vs $0.031. Gemini 2.5 Flash is faster at 6.00s vs 10.55s, with pass rates of 37.7% vs 42.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-02

Compared models

Rank
#269
Total Output Tokens
1,890
Response Time (avg)
6.00s
Total Cost
$0.017
Rank
#271
Total Output Tokens
17,306
Response Time (avg)
10.55s
Total Cost
$0.031
Recommended model Gemini 2.5 Flash

It has the best score here (5.5), while costing about 1.8x less than Gemma 4 26B A4B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash none Release: 2025-06-17 Gemma 4 26B A4B Gemma 4 26B A4B none Release: 2026-04-03 Free Available
Score 5.5 5.5
Rank #269 #271
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 37.7% 42.0%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.209 0.339
Total Cost $0.017 $0.031
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.090 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.030 / 1M $0.050 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.084 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 39,886 280,126
Output Tokens 1,890 17,306
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 6.00s 10.55s
Response Time (max) 118.00s 75.76s
Response Time (total) 138.04s 242.57s
Parameters ~350B total (~20B active) 25.2B total (3.8B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#269 Gemini 2.5 Flash

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.164
Time
215.5s
Tokens
65,659 tok

#271 Gemma 4 26B A4B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
39.5s
Tokens
790 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 736ms 8,122 483 0
Gemma 4 26B A4B 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 4.16s 7,736 476 0

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