Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Kimi K3
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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Wins 7 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Math · Long documents
Kimi K3 is the stronger all-rounder.Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 26 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.
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own05Kimi K35 of 5 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software03Kimi K33 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Kimi K33 of 3 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math02Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Kimi K31 of 1 test
Long documents rests on a single test.
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 97% 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 Kimi K3 pulls ahead
- Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+64.9points ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+48.4points ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+46points ahead
Where Gemma 4 26B A4B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 26 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Kimi K3 by 463985+46
- LMArena · WebDevKimi K3 by 299 rating points13591658+299 rating
- SciCodeKimi K3 by 19.54059.5+19.5
AgentsKimi K3
- BrowseCompKimi K3 by 64.926.391.2+64.9
- GDPValKimi K3 by 48.43.451.8+48.4
- MCP AtlasKimi K3 by 34.25084.2+34.2
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingKimi K3 by 341246+34
- AA IT-Bench SREKimi K3 by 24.123.647.7+24.1
ReasoningKimi K3
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K3 by 27.619.346.9+27.6
- CritPtKimi K3 by 23.4023.4+23.4
- GPQA DiamondKimi K3 by 14.379.293.5+14.3
FactsKimi K3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationKimi K3 by 33.213.646.8+33.2
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K3 by 28.519.147.6+28.5
Images and chartsKimi K3
- CharXiv (RQ)Kimi K3 by 22.36991.3+22.3
- MMMU-ProKimi K3 by 11.369.280.5+11.3
Other results8 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.
- GDPval-AA v2Kimi K3 by 875 rating points8071682+875 rating
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K3 by 70.5-50.819.7+70.5
- NL2RepoKimi K3 by 46.411.658+46.4
- HLE (with tools)Kimi K3 by 42.617.259.8+42.6
- AA Agentic IndexKimi K3 by 39.61150.6+39.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexKimi K3 by 36.939.376.2+36.9
- AA IntelligenceKimi K3 by 26.916.743.6+26.9
- MATH-VisionKimi K3 by 15.482.497.8+15.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 wins all seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, math and long documents. Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none, but costs 97% less.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K3. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Kimi K3 costs $3.00 and $15.00. That makes Gemma 4 26B A4B about 97% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 26 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 18 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 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.