Question 1

What is Gemma 4 26B A4B?

Accepted Answer

Gemma 4 26B A4B is a model from Google Gemini AI, released on Apr 2, 2026. Gemma 4 26B A4B is available on the Respan AI Gateway for production LLM workloads. Supports tool use. Up to 262K context window.

Question 2

How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost?

Accepted Answer

On the Respan gateway, input starts at $0.05 per 1M tokens on EmpirioLabs, and output starts at $0.29 per 1M tokens on EmpirioLabs, after gateway discounts. Averaged across 2 providers, it costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.29 per 1M output tokens.

Question 3

Which providers serve Gemma 4 26B A4B on Respan?

Accepted Answer

2 providers serve Gemma 4 26B A4B: EmpirioLabs and Nextbit256.

Question 4

What is Gemma 4 26B A4B's context window?

Accepted Answer

Gemma 4 26B A4B accepts up to 262K tokens of context on its largest provider route.

Question 5

How do I use Gemma 4 26B A4B with the Respan gateway?

Accepted Answer

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at https://api.respan.ai/api/ with your Respan API key and set the model to "gemma-4-26b-a4b". To set it up with a coding agent, copy the agent setup prompt at the top of this page.

Question 6

How fast is Gemma 4 26B A4B?

Accepted Answer

Over the last 30 days of requests through the Respan gateway, the fastest provider was EmpirioLabs at 90 tokens per second, and the lowest response latency was 0.7 seconds on Nextbit256. Speed varies with request size and provider.

Question 7

Where does Gemma 4 26B A4B rank on the Respan Index?

Accepted Answer

Gemma 4 26B A4B scores 16.5 out of 100 on the Respan Index v1.1, ranking #116 of 138 models. By category: Coding 4.8, Agents 14.6 (estimated), Reasoning 11.6, Knowledge & language 14.0, and Human preference 49.1. The Respan Index combines independent and lab-reported benchmark results into one score, using benchmark data collected by llmmetric.com.

Question 8

How does Gemma 4 26B A4B score on benchmarks?

Accepted Answer

Gemma 4 26B A4B has 12 published benchmark scores, including LiveCodeBench v6 77.1%, GPQA Diamond 82.3%, and AIME 2026 (no tools) 88.3%. Each score links to where it was published; the data is collected by llmmetric.com.

Provider	Context	Input	Output	Capabilities
EmpirioLabs`empiriolabs/gemma-4-26b-a4b`	262K	$0.05/M	$0.29/M
Nextbit256`nextbit256/gemma4:26b-a4b`	262K	$0.09/M	$0.30/M

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