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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT grades higher overall (62.1 against 59.2). Gemma 4 26B A4B IT costs 53% less for the same work.

DeepSeek V3.2

by DeepSeek · #40 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
160K
Input / 1M
$0.26
Output / 1M
$0.38

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

by Google · #38 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
256K
Input / 1M
$0.070
Output / 1M
$0.34

Better overall

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Grade 59.2 vs 62.1

Cheaper

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

53% less, $0.14 vs $0.29 blended

Larger context

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

160K vs 256K tokens

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 1,438
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 1,359
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 1,483
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Dec 1, 2025 · reference
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: —
Terminal-Bench 2.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Dec 1, 2025 · reference
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: —
LiveCodeBenchpass@1, % · LiveCodeBench · Mar 11, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek V3.2DeepSeek V3.2: —
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 77.1%v

DeepSeek V3.2Gemma 4 26B A4B ITv = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

DeepSeek V3.2$67.20 /month
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT$27.60 /month

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT saves you $39.60 a month at this usage, $475 a year.

At a glance

AttributeDeepSeek V3.2Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Made byDeepSeekGoogle
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeStrong · 59.2Strong · 62.1
Overall rank#40 of 67#38 of 67
Input price$0.26 per 1M$0.070 per 1M
Output price$0.38 per 1M$0.34 per 1M
Context window163,840 tokens262,144 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoNo
Reads imagesNoYes
Model IDdeepseek-v3.2gemma-4-26b-a4b-it

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-v3.2", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "gemma-4-26b-a4b-it", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT grades 62.1 against 59.2 for DeepSeek V3.2, from public benchmarks.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: $0.070 in and $0.34 out per million tokens, against $0.26 and $0.38 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, with 262,144 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.