Question 1

What is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?

Accepted Answer

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is a model from Google Gemini AI, released on Apr 2, 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.

Question 2

How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B IT cost?

Accepted Answer

On the Respan gateway, input starts at $0.07 per 1M tokens on DeepInfra and Featherless, and output starts at $0.30 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter, after gateway discounts. Averaged across 9 providers, it costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens and $0.39 per 1M output tokens.

Question 3

Which providers serve Gemma 4 26B A4B IT on Respan?

Accepted Answer

9 providers serve Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: DeepInfra, Featherless, OpenRouter, IO.net, Novita, Parasail, and 1 more. Tera requires your own provider API key (BYOK).

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

How do I use Gemma 4 26B A4B IT 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-it". 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 IT?

Accepted Answer

Over the last 30 days of requests through the Respan gateway, the fastest provider was OpenRouter at 117 tokens per second, and the lowest response latency was 0.6 seconds on Novita. Speed varies with request size and provider.

Provider	Context	Input	Output
DeepInfra`deepinfra/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it`	262K	$0.07/M	$0.34/M
Featherless`featherless_ai/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it`	33K	$0.07/M	$0.34/M
OpenRouter`openrouter/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it`	262K	$0.09/M	$0.30/M
IO.net`ionet/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it`	262K	$0.12/M	$0.39/M
NovitaSave 10%`novita/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it`	262K	$0.12/M	$0.36/M
Parasail`parasail/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B`	262K	$0.13/M	$0.40/M
Parasail`parasail/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it`	262K	$0.13/M	$0.40/M
Parasail`parasail/parasail-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it`	262K	$0.13/M	$0.40/M
TeraBYOK only`tera/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it`	262K	$0.15/M	$0.60/M

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