google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-itOpen WeightsOpen Gemma instruction model for efficient chat and self-hosted deployments
Benchmark Pricing$0.11 / 1M in$0.56 / 1M out
Context: 262,144 tokens•Max Output: 32,768 tokens•Released: 2026-04-02
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Context Window262,144262.1K tokens
Max Output32,76832.8K tokens
LicenseOpen SourceSelf-hostable
Input Modalities
TextVision
Function / Tool CallingSupported (MCP Ready)
Structured OutputsGuaranteed Schema
MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS
✓ Gemma 4 26B A4B IT natively supports OpenAI / Anthropic format tool calling and is fully compatible with MCP servers and agent loops.
MCP Context Window Recommendations
With a context capacity of 262,144 tokens, this model can handle moderately large MCP tool definitions and multi-turn conversation logs comfortably.
API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE
// Example: Calling Gemma 4 26B A4B IT via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);PRICING BY PROVIDER
Cortecsgemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.11 / $0.56
NanoGPTgemma-4-26b-a4b-it-moonlight
$0.12 / $0.38$0.06 cache
Scalewaygemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.28 / $0.56
Charm Hypergemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.10 / $0.33$0.05 cache
Novita AIgoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.13 / $0.40
LLM Gatewaynovita/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.13 / $0.40
AI/ML APIgoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.21 / $0.83$0.21 cache
Venice AIgoogle-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.13 / $0.40$0.05 cache
Vercel AI Gatewaygoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.15 / $0.60$0.01 cache
Merge Gatewaygoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.13 / $0.40
Hugging Facegoogle/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
$0.13 / $0.40
Amazon Bedrockgoogle.gemma-4-26b-a4b
$0.13 / $0.40
Kilo Gatewaygoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
$0.04 / $0.22$0.02 cache
Vertexgoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-maas
$0.15 / $0.60$0.01 cache
NaNgemma4
$0.00 / $0.00
Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.
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