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Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at...

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Why it stands out

262K-token context window handles longer documents and multi-turn conversations without truncation.

Combines tool use with reasoning — a strong baseline for agentic and multi-step workflows.

Multimodal input (vision) extends it beyond text-only workflows.

$0.13/M input makes it practical for always-on agents, batch processing, or high-volume classification.

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April 3, 2026

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind. Despite 25.2B total parameters, only 3.8B activate per token during inference — delivering near-31B quality at a fraction of the compute cost. Supports multimodal input including text, images, and video (up to 60s at 1fps). Features a 256K token context window, native function calling, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, and structured output support. Released under Apache 2.0.

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