Is Gemma 4 26B-A4B or Qwen3.6 27B cheaper?

Gemma 4 26B-A4B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.29 vs $2.48 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemma 4 26B-A4B or Qwen3.6 27B?

Gemma 4 26B-A4B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Gemma 4 26B-A4B vs Qwen3.6 27B

Gemma 4 26B-A4B is cheaper on output tokens, while Gemma 4 26B-A4B offers a larger context window. Choose Gemma 4 26B-A4B or Qwen3.6 27B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemma 4 26B-A4B	Qwen3.6 27B
Provider	EmpirioLabs AI	EmpirioLabs AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.41
Output / 1M tokens	$0.29	$2.48
Context window	262K	256K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Apr 2026

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