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  5. Gemma 4 26B A4BvsQwen3.8 Max (0902)
Updated Sep 2026

Gemma 4 26B A4BvsQwen3.8 Max (0902)

Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max (0902) at $0.13/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.8 Max (0902) compared across 10 shared prompts
SpecGemma 4 26B A4BQwen3.8 Max (0902)
Input price$0.13/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$0.4/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window262K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedApr 2026Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 5 of the 10 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

Gemma 4 26B A4B545 words
To avoid burnout, the secret to longevity is consistency over intensity. This plan follows a "progressive loading" model: you start with small wins in Week 1 and gradually build complexity. Here is your 1-month roadmap focusing on Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep.
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902)536 words
The 30-Day Foundation Plan Core principle: Don't overhaul your life. Layer small wins that compound. 🏃 Area 1: Movement The goal isn't fitness. It's making your body a place you want to live in. Week 1 — Build the trigger Walk 15 minutes daily (same time each day to build the habit) No gym. No gear.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Gemma 4 26B A4B363 words
Here is a recipe for a comforting, savory dish that relies on pantry staples to create a deep, rich flavor. The Golden Pantry Pasta A silky, garlic-infused pasta dish with a crispy, salty crunch.
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902)230 words
🍯 Midnight Crispy Chickpea Bowl A sweet-savory, crispy rice bowl that comes together faster than delivery. Ingredients (7) # Ingredient Amount 1 Canned chickpeas (drained & patted dry) 1 can (15 oz) 2 Soy sauce 3 tbsp 3 Honey 2 tbsp 4 Garlic (minced) 3 cloves 5 Vegetable oil 2 tbsp 6 Instant or leftover cooked rice 2…
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

Gemma 4 26B A4B751 words
This architecture contains several critical flaws that would lead to data loss, massive synchronization delays, and "split-brain" scenarios in a production environment. Below is the analysis of the failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, along with proposed solutions.
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902)477 words
Architecture Failure Analysis: Real-Time Collaborative Editor Critical Issues (Data Loss / Correctness) Last-Write-Wins with Client Clocks — Fundamental Data Loss Problem: Client clocks are unreliable. They drift, can be manually set, and differ across timezones.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Gemma 4 26B A4B624 words
To the Experienced Software Engineer Focus: Complexity, Emergent Properties, and the "Training Pipeline" Think of an LLM not as a magical oracle, but as a massive, non-deterministic state machine trained via a high-throughput distributed training pipeline.
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902)1,046 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM as a lossy compression function trained on a massive corpus. During training, you're essentially building a statistical model of "given this sequence of tokens, what's the probability distribution over the next token?"
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Startup Pitch Teardown

Here's a pitch deck summary for a startup called "MindMeld AI": **Slide 1 - Vision:** "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration.…

Gemma 4 26B A4B558 words
This is a high-ambition pitch that falls into a common trap for deep-tech startups: the "Science Fiction Gap." While the vision is compelling, several claims lack the scientific and operational credibility required to justify a $15M Series A.
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Qwen3.8 Max (0902)582 words
The 3 Weakest Claims in the MindMeld AI Pitch The TAM Claim: "$180B" (Slide 4) Why it's weak: This is a textbook case of TAM inflation that immediately undermines credibility with any experienced investor.
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Our Verdict
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Gemma 4 26B A4B
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 15x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemma 4 26B A4B
Input
$0.13
15× cheaper
Output
$0.40
15× cheaper
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00

Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper on both: 15× input, 15× output.

Where to run it

13 hosts, cheapest first

Gemma 4 26B A4B12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDarkbloom$0.04 in·$0.22 out·131k·99.9% upDDekaLLMbf16$0.06 in·$0.33 out·262k·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.07 in·$0.34 out·262k·99.4% upNNextBitbf16$0.09 in·$0.30 out·262k·97.3% upCCoreWeavebf16$0.10 in·$0.30 out·262k·98.5% upMMakora$0.10 in·$0.34 out·262k·99% up
6 more hostsFewer hosts
NNovitabf16$0.13 in·$0.40 out·262k·99.3% upPParasailbf16$0.13 in·$0.40 out·262k·98.8% upVVenicebf16$0.13 in·$0.40 out·256k·97.6% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.14 in·$0.40 out·262k·97.7% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.15 in·$0.60 out·262k·96% upCloudflare Workers AIdegraded$0.10 in·$0.30 out·256k·99% up
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$2.00 in·$6.00 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Gemma 4 26B A4B is developed by Google AI while Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is developed by Qwen. Gemma 4 26B A4B has a 262K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 10 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.8 Max (0902) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 10 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.13/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs $2/M input tokens. Gemma 4 26B A4B is $1.87/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.8 Max (0902) across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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