gemini-3.5-flash vs gemma-4-26b-a4b Benchmark Comparison

Direct benchmark comparison between gemini-3.5-flash and gemma-4-26b-a4b based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.

Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
gemini-3.5-flash	1477	$0.0000015	87
gemma-4-26b-a4b	1438	$6e-8	6

*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*

Comparison Summary: gemini-3.5-flash is the more capable model in this pair, leading by 39 Elo points. Notably, both models are on the Pareto Frontier, representing a true trade-off between higher intelligence and lower cost.