Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Grok 4.7
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Google DeepMind.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 262 K tokens
- Max output
- 236 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.077
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.255
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.043
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 04/02/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Grok 4.7 is SpaceXAI's flagship model for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work, succeeding Grok 4.6.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲500 K tokens
- Max output
- ▲450 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $2.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $6.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.500
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲09/21/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-05
- API id
- x-ai/grok-4.7
Which is the better API choice: Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Grok 4.7?
- Gemma 4 26B A4B : cheapest input (96% less than Grok 4.7)
- Gemma 4 26B A4B : cheapest output
- Grok 4.7: largest context (500 K)
- Grok 4.7: the newest (09/21/2026)
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 96% less on input and 96% less on output than Grok 4.7 ($0.077 / $0.255 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). Grok 4.7 accepts more context (500 K).
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Gemma 4 26B A4B you save $51.83 a month versus Grok 4.7 (96% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1Gemma 4 26B A4B Google$0.006
- 2Grok 4.7 xAI$0.152
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Grok 4.7?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 96% less on input and 96% less on output than Grok 4.7 ($0.077 / $0.255 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). Grok 4.7 accepts more context (500 K).
Which is cheaper: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.7?
Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper: $0.077 per million input tokens and $0.255 per million output tokens, versus $2.00 / $6.00 for Grok 4.7.
Which has more context: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7 accepts 500 K tokens of context; Gemma 4 26B A4B accepts 262 K.
Which is newer: Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7 was released on 09/21/2026; Gemma 4 26B A4B on 04/02/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemma 4 26B A4B and Grok 4.7?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemma 4 26B A4B : $2.17; Grok 4.7: $54.00 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.