Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Claude Opus 4.8 cheaper?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $25.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Claude Opus 4.8?

Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Claude Opus 4.8

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Opus 4.8 offers a larger context window. Choose Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Claude Opus 4.8 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT	Claude Opus 4.8
Provider	Vertex	Vertex
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$5.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$25.00
Context window	262K	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Apr 2026	May 2026

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