Which is cheaper, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B?
As of August 30, 2026, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B is 0% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens ($0.53 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). Gemma 4 12B costs $0.13 / $0.40 per million tokens ($0.53 blended). Sources: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing and https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.
How much does DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B vs Gemma 4 12B cost per million tokens?
DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B Gemini API pricing is $0.13 input and $0.40 output per million tokens via Google. Gemma 4 12B Gemini API pricing is $0.13 input and $0.40 output per million tokens via Google. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.
Which is better for coding, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B?
Neither DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B nor Gemma 4 12B has a published SWE-bench or LiveCodeBench score on this page yet. Use the comparison table for the evals that do exist.
What is the context window for DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B vs Gemma 4 12B?
DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B supports a 262K token context window, while Gemma 4 12B supports 262K tokens. Both models have the same context window size. Filling a larger window bills more input tokens, so the cheaper-per-million model can still cost more on long documents.
Which model performs better on benchmarks, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B?
Gemma 4 12B leads on 9 of 13 shared benchmarks versus DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B's 4 wins. Check the comparison table for GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench, MMLU, HLE, and the other evals we track. Token price and benchmark score together are the usual LLM comparison, not either number alone.
Is DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B better for production use?
Both DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B and Gemma 4 12B are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B has better economics on the blended 1M-in + 1M-out scale. For maximum capability, weight the benchmark table for your domain. Many production stacks route cheap models for drafts and a frontier model for the hard turn, which is usually cheaper than sending everything to the expensive API.
Can I switch between DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B and Gemma 4 12B in my app?
Yes. Call DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B through Google and Gemma 4 12B through Google with separate API keys, or through a gateway that already wraps both. Keep prompts in tokens, not characters, when you estimate the invoice. AnotherWrapper templates can swap providers without rewriting auth and billing.
How accurate is this DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B vs Gemma 4 12B pricing data?
List rates are the latest published Gemini API pricing and Gemini API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing and https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing. Prompt caching, batch APIs, and committed-use discounts can change the invoice. Benchmark scores are from official publications and independent evals, updated as new numbers land.
What is the output token limit for DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B and Gemma 4 12B?
DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B supports up to an unspecified number of output tokens per request, while Gemma 4 12B supports up to an unspecified number of output tokens. Output tokens are usually the expensive half of API pricing, so a higher max output cap is a capability, not a discount.
Which model has better throughput, DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B?
Neither DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B nor Gemma 4 12B has published throughput data on this page yet. Throughput (tokens per second) and time-to-first-token are why two models with the same per-million-token price can still feel different in chat and agents.
How do I switch the models in this DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B vs Gemma 4 12B comparison?
Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open DiffusionGemma 26B-A4B or Gemma 4 12B from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.
