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GROUNDED IN REAL HUMAN CONVERSATIONSYOUR BENCH
HEAD TO HEAD
Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Step 1 vs Discovery
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Gemma 4 26B A4B
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Refuses or lectures more than people like
Step 1
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Sometimes makes things up
Discovery
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Outages, errors, or limits get in the way
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):Step 1DiscoverySTILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| VOICES | 2,363 | 1,492 | 9,980 |
| RANK | #34 | #35 | #3 |
| CATEGORY | Text | Text | Text |
| OPEN/CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS | CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | $0.07 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | $0.34 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| THE CROWD LOVES | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | Refuses or lectures more than people like | Sometimes makes things up | Outages, errors, or limits get in the way |
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