Gemma 4 26B A4B pricing and routing profile
Gemma 4 26B A4B from Google lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.225 per million output tokens, with a 262,144-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputReasoning controlLog probabilities
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $0.0428 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $0.225 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $0.652 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Yes. At least one host return token log probabilities for Gemma 4 26B A4B , which is the confidence signal Gimbix uses to let a cheaper model answer first.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below Gemma 4 26B A4B that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | $0.05 / $0.20 | 20% |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.05 / $0.08 | 41% |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.03 / $0.13 | 50% |
| Granite 4.0 Micro | $0.017 / $0.112 | 65% |
| gpt-oss-20b | $0.018 / $0.09 | 68% |
| Ling 3.0 Flash | $0.021 / $0.063 | 70% |
Questions
How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost?
Gemma 4 26B A4B lists at $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.225 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $0.225 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of Gemma 4 26B A4B ?
262,144 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace Gemma 4 26B A4B ?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match Gemma 4 26B A4B on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.