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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Claude Haiku 4.5

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT comes out ahead, 68 to 57 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

    Released Apr 2, 2026

    68/100
    • ECI142.0
    • Price$0.112 / $0.40
    • Context262K
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  2. Anthropic

    Claude Haiku 4.5

    Released Oct 15, 2025

    57/100
    • ECI142.2
    • Price$1.00 / $5.00
    • Context200K
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01 — Verdict

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is our pick

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Claude Haiku 4.5 (57). It leads on price and context window. Claude Haiku 4.5 wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityClaude Haiku 4.5Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Haiku 4.5 142.2 · Gemma 4 26B A4B IT 142.0
  • Lowest priceGemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT $0.184 · Claude Haiku 4.5 $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemma 4 26B A4B ITGemma 4 26B A4B IT 262,144 · Claude Haiku 4.5 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsClaude Haiku 4.5Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: Text, Images · Claude Haiku 4.5: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingGemma 4 26B A4B ITPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 4 26B A4B ITClaude Haiku 4.5
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%6767
Price25%8134
Inputs & features15%7080
Context window10%3732
Overall100%68/10057/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Claude Haiku 4.5 specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 4 26B A4B ITGoogleClaude Haiku 4.5Anthropic
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)142.0142.2 (best)
ECI rank#103 of 165#102 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions73.2% (best)71.2%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics82.2% (best)66.7%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—13.2%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.112 (best)$1.00
Output$0.40 (best)$5.00
Cached input—$0.10
Blended (3:1)$0.184 (best)$2.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 26 providersOfficial Anthropic API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)200,000 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens64,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDgemma-4-26b-a4b-itclaude-haiku-4-5
API providers2948 (best)
ReleasedApr 2, 2026Oct 15, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Feb 28, 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemma 4 26B A4B IT$1.92
  • Claude Haiku 4.5$20.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Claude Haiku 4.5?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Claude Haiku 4.5 (57). It leads on price and context window. Claude Haiku 4.5 wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Claude Haiku 4.5?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.112 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (median across 26 API providers). Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.184 per million tokens for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT versus $2.00 for Claude Haiku 4.5 (11× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Haiku 4.5 142.2 (#102 of 165) and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT 142.0 (#103 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (139.4–143.9 vs 139.0–143.7), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemma 4 26B A4B IT 73.2%, Claude Haiku 4.5 71.2%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemma 4 26B A4B IT 82.2%, Claude Haiku 4.5 66.7%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Claude Haiku 4.5 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Claude Haiku 4.5 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 200,000 for Claude Haiku 4.5. Maximum output per response: Gemma 4 26B A4B IT up to 32,768, Claude Haiku 4.5 up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts text and images; Claude Haiku 4.5 accepts text, images and PDFs. Claude Haiku 4.5 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the newest, released Apr 2, 2026. Claude Haiku 4.5 came out Oct 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Haiku 4.5 Feb 28, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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