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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs GLM 5.3 Flash

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At a glance

Longer bar means the bigger number.

Open or closed · can you download the model and run it yourself?

Gemma 4 26B A4B ITOpen weights · download it, run it on your own hardware or any host
GLM 5.3 FlashOpen weights · download it, run it on your own hardware or any host

Blended price · per 1M tokens, lower is better

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT$0.26
GLM 5.3 Flash$0.24

Intelligence Index · Artificial Analysis, higher is better

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT16.7
GLM 5.3 Flash41.8

Context window · tokens it can read at once

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT262K
GLM 5.3 Flash1M

Where they sit among all 44 models

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT ranks 34th of the 43 models with an Intelligence Index, GLM 5.3 Flash 15th. Up and to the left is smarter for less money. Hover or tap a dot for its numbers, then click it to compare that model with Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.

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Intelligence: the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Price: blended per 1M tokens, 3 parts input to 1 part output, on a log scale.

Which one to pick

Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B IT if

  • you need to send PDFs

Pick GLM 5.3 Flash if

  • you want the lower bill ($0.24 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens blended)
  • you want the higher overall score (41.8 vs 16.7)
  • you care about agentic work: 50.9 vs 2.9
  • you care about τ-Bench Banking (tool use): 47.2 vs 12

See how they answer your prompt

Same prompt, both models

We send the same short tests to every model several times. These are the ones where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GLM 5.3 Flash answered differently, from our runs on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026. Long answers are cut short.

Rule that has to last 4 turns

  1. “For the rest of this conversation, write only in lowercase letters and never use the word "the". Reply with "ok" to confirm.”
  2. “Name three famous paintings and who painted them.”
  3. “Explain how a refrigerator keeps food cold, in two sentences.”
  4. “What's the capital of Japan, and what is it famous for? Two sentences.”

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Kept the rule 3 of 3 times · this answer kept the rule

Reply 1ok

Reply 2starry night by vincent van gogh, mona lisa by leonardo da vinci, and girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer.

Reply 3refrigerant fluid absorbs heat from inside compartment through evaporation. compressor then squeezes gas to release heat outside unit.

Reply 4tokyo is capital of japan. it is famous for neon lights, tasty food, and busy intersections.

$0.0001 · 7.6s

GLM 5.3 Flash

Kept the rule 0 of 3 times · this answer broke it in turn 3

Reply 1ok

Reply 2here are three famous paintings: - starry night by vincent van gogh - mona lisa by leonardo da vinci - girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer

Reply 3a refrigerator keeps food cold by using a refrigerant that absorbs heat from inside the compartment as it evaporates, then a compressor squeezes that gas so it can release its heat outside through coils on the back. this continuous cycle removes heat from the interior, keeping your food at a consistently low…

Reply 4tokyo is japan's capital and largest city, famous for its blend of ultramodern technology and traditional culture. it's known for landmarks like shibuya crossing, delicious sushi, and being one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.

$0.0002 · 1.8s

Best AI model

“Which AI model is the best right now? Reply with one model name only.”

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

“gpt-4o” 2 of 3 times

GPT-4o

under $0.0001 · 0.5s

GLM 5.3 Flash

3 different answers in 3 tries

GPT-4

$0.0001 · 1.4s

Run your own test on both

Asked to draw the same picture

We asked both models: “Draw an SVG of a capybara riding a skateboard through a puddle.” They had to answer with SVG code alone, with no image tools.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT's SVG drawing of a capybara riding a skateboard through a puddle

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

GLM 5.3 Flash's SVG drawing of a capybara riding a skateboard through a puddle

GLM 5.3 Flash

Each model’s first drawing, exactly as it wrote the SVG. Nothing was picked or retouched.

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How smart is each one?

Of the 9 scores both models have, GLM 5.3 Flash is ahead on every one.

Every intelligence score we have

Out of 100, higher is better. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT GLM 5.3 Flash

Overall

  • Intelligence Index

By area

  • Coding

  • Agentic work

By field of work

  • Finance & accounting

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

  • Legal

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

  • Healthcare & medicine

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

  • Economics

  • Engineering

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

  • Strategy & operations

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

Benchmarks

  • Hard reasoning · Humanity's Last Exam

  • Science · GPQA Diamond

  • Scientific coding · SciCode

  • Terminal tasks · Terminal-Bench 4.0

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

  • Tool use · τ-Bench Banking

  • Instruction following · IFBench

    GLM 5.3 Flash: not scored yet

  • Long documents · AA-LCR

  • Uncensored · UGI

    GLM 5.3 Flash: not scored yet

Our tests

  • Hallucination test · our test, higher means it made up less

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: not scored yet

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The specs

Spec Gemma 4 26B A4B IT GLM 5.3 Flash
Input price$0.15 per 1M$0.15 per 1M
Output price$0.60 per 1M$0.50 per 1M
Cost per test taskNot tested$0.2836
Context window262K1M
Max output131K131K
AcceptsText, Image, PDFText, Image
Open weightsYesYes
LabGoogleZ.ai
ReleasedApr 2026Aug 2026
Knowledge cutoffNot publishedNot published

Blended price weighs 3 parts input to 1 part output. List prices from models.dev. Cost per test task from Artificial Analysis.

Questions

Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GLM 5.3 Flash cheaper?

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper. It charges $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, against $0.15 and $0.60 for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT. Blended 3 parts input to 1 part output, that is $0.24 against $0.26 per 1M tokens.

Are Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GLM 5.3 Flash open source?

Both are open-weights models: Google and Z.ai publish the weights, so you can download them and run them on your own hardware, or call them through any host's API. Check each model's license before you ship it.

Which is smarter, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or GLM 5.3 Flash?

GLM 5.3 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 41.8 against 16.7 for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT. The biggest differences are on Agentic work (2.9 vs 50.9) and τ-Bench Banking (12 vs 47.2).

Which has the longer context window?

GLM 5.3 Flash accepts 1M tokens, against 262K for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.

Can I compare Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and GLM 5.3 Flash on my own prompt?

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Where the numbers come from

Intelligence Index and benchmark scores are from Artificial Analysis, at each model’s highest effort, except SimpleQA, which is from Epoch AI, and the Uncensored score, which is from the UGI Leaderboard. The hallucination test is ours: questions with one exact answer, fake evidence pushed against right answers and requests that tempt a model to name packages that don’t exist. Prices are list prices from models.dev. Example answers come from our own test runs. Updated October 25, 2026.