Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B vs xAI: Grok 4.3
Compare Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B by Google AI against xAI: Grok 4.3 by xAI, in 2 community votes, google: gemma 4 26b a4b wins 100% of head-to-head duels, context windows of 262K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4BWinner
xAI: Grok 4.3Runner-up
Pick Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B. In 2 blind votes, Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B is 6.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B
Input
$0.13
9.6× cheaper
Output
$0.40
6.3× cheaper
xAI: Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
Output
$2.50
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper on both — 9.6× input, 6.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
58%
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B uses 3.0x more bold
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B
xAI: Grok 4.3
58%Vocabulary62%
18wSentence Length16w
0.31Hedging0.46
6.8Bold2.3
3.3Lists2.5
0.00Emoji0.00
0.74Headings0.34
0.15Transitions0.14
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