Gemma 4 26B A4B pricing
$0.068 per 1M input tokens and $0.23 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.04¢ per chat answer and 0.11¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Gemma 4 26B A4B costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Gemini 3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.04¢$0.37 / 1,000 | 35 in · 788 out · 843 reasoning | 42 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.01¢$0.14 / 1,000 | 271 in · 128 out · 424 reasoning | 35 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.08¢$0.81 / 1,000 | 52 in · 2,621 out · 964 reasoning | 18 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.07¢$0.68 / 1,000 | 293 in · 1,127 out · 1,817 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.11¢$1.09 / 1,000 | 1,308 in · 1,297 out · 3,167 reasoning | 71 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.03¢$0.29 / 1,000 | 706 in · 653 out · 443 reasoning | 22 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.11¢$1.14 / 1,000 | 12,741 in · 535 out · 713 reasoning | 25 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.04¢$0.36 / 1,000 | 452 in · 539 out · 943 reasoning | 33 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 0.23¢$2.25 / 1,000 | 6,304 in · 1,018 out · 7,100 reasoning | 18 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.07¢$0.73 / 1,000 | 3,608 in · 669 out · 1,499 reasoning | 31 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.16¢$1.59 / 1,000 | 1,397 in · 571 out · 6,059 reasoning | 53 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.08¢$0.82 / 1,000 | 5,207 in · 2,074 out | 7 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.04¢$0.37 / 1,000 | 135 in · 546 out · 1,043 reasoning | 28 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 9.9¢$98.63 / 1,000 | 2,194,987 in · 14,715 out · 47,150 reasoning | 55 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Gemma 4 26B A4B through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Makoraunknown | $0.10 / $0.18 | $0.05 | 256K | 100% |
| D Darkbloomunknown | $0.042 / $0.22 | $0.021 | 131K | 100% |
| N NextBitbf16 | $0.068 / $0.23 | $0.037 | 262K | 100% |
| C CoreWeavebf16 | $0.10 / $0.30 | $0.05 | 262K | 100% |
| C Cloudflareunknown | $0.10 / $0.30 | $0.05 | 256K | 100% |
| I Io Netbf16 | $0.09 / $0.31 | $0.041 | 262K | 100% |
| D DekaLLMbf16 | $0.06 / $0.33 | $0.04 | 262K | 100% |
DeepInfrafp8 | $0.07 / $0.34 | - | 262K | 100% |
| V Venicebf16 | $0.13 / $0.40 | $0.05 | 256K | 100% |
Parasailbf16 | $0.13 / $0.40 | $0.05 | 262K | 100% |
Novitabf16 | $0.13 / $0.40 | - | 262K | 100% |
SiliconFlowfp8 | $0.14 / $0.40 | $0.05 | 262K | 100% |
Googleunknown | $0.15 / $0.60 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Apr 7, 2026 at $0.13 input / $0.40 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.40 to $0.23 per 1M tokens (13 changes).
FAQ
How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.068 per 1 million input tokens and $0.23 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.037 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.04¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.11¢.
Where is Gemma 4 26B A4B cheapest?
Among 13 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Makora: $0.10 input and $0.18 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Gemma 4 26B A4B cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Gemma 4 26B A4B was not run directly. Tokens come from Gemini 3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Google. Real usage can differ.