DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Gemma 4 26B A4B
Wins 6 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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DeepSeek-V4-Flash is the stronger all-rounder.Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 36 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software80DeepSeek-V4-Flash8 of 8 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own50DeepSeek-V4-Flash5 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30DeepSeek-V4-Flash3 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math30DeepSeek-V4-Flash3 of 3 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10DeepSeek-V4-Flash1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10DeepSeek-V4-Flash1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 70% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-V4-Flash pulls ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+61.6points ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in many programming languagesSWE-bench Multilingual+56points ahead
- Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+46.9points ahead
Where Gemma 4 26B A4B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+5.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 36 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-V4-Flash
- SWE-bench VerifiedDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 61.67917.4+61.6
- SWE-bench MultilingualDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 5673.317.3+56
- Terminal-Bench 2.1DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 39.778.739+39.7
- SWE-bench ProDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 38.852.613.8+38.8
- Terminal-Bench HardDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 2235.613.6+22
- LiveCodeBench v6DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 13.590.677.1+13.5
- SciCodeDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 10.350.340+10.3
- LMArena · WebDevDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 71 rating points14301359+71 rating
AgentsDeepSeek-V4-Flash
- BrowseCompDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 46.973.226.3+46.9
- GDPValDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 43.546.93.4+43.5
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 27.439.412+27.4
- MCP AtlasDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 196950+19
- AA IT-Bench SREDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 7.931.523.6+7.9
ReasoningDeepSeek-V4-Flash
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 19.338.619.3+19.3
- CritPtDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 16.616.60+16.6
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 11.690.879.2+11.6
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 21.340.419.1+21.3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 4 26B A4B by 5.38.313.6+5.3
MathDeepSeek-V4-Flash
- HMMT Feb. 2026DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 15.894.879+15.8
- IMOAnswerBenchDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 14.188.474.3+14.1
- AIME 2026DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 7.595.888.3+7.5
Following instructionsDeepSeek-V4-Flash
- IFBenchDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 6.879.272.4+6.8
Other results13 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 51.49543.6+51.4
- NL2RepoDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 42.654.211.6+42.6
- GDPval-AA v2DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 382 rating points1189807+382 rating
- AA-OmniscienceDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 36.5-14.3-50.8+36.5
- AA Agentic IndexDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 30.741.711+30.7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 29.869.139.3+29.8
- HLE (with tools)DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 27.945.117.2+27.9
- Terminal-Bench 2.0DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 22.756.934.2+22.7
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 17.634.316.7+17.6
- PinchBenchDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 16.691.374.7+16.6
- τ³-Bench BankingDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 8.922.914+8.9
- GPQA (unspecified)DeepSeek-V4-Flash by 6.288.582.3+6.2
- MMLU-ProDeepSeek-V4-Flash by 3.686.282.6+3.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Gemma 4 26B A4B?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash wins six of the seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, math, long documents and following instructions. Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none, but costs 70% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash. It wins 8 of the 8 coding tests both models report; Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash costs $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens; Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.13 and $0.40. That makes Gemma 4 26B A4B about 70% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 36 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 23 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 13 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.