Which is cheaper, Command R or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, at $0.35 per million tokens against $1.05 for Command R, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: $0.35 at Kilo Gateway.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 5 providers sell both: Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.

Which holds more context?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, at 262k tokens against 128k.

Command R vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT takes 2 of 5 rounds against Command R. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.35 per million tokens against $1.05.

Cohere

Command R

$1.05/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.126 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

Googlewins 2 rounds

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

$0.35/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Kilo Gateway · $0.0384 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

Kilo Gateway ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$0.15/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.60/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

$0.35/M at Kilo Gateway

Standard price (lower wins)

$1.05/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.126

$0.0384

Context

128k tokens

262k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

30 Aug 2024

2 Apr 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

not stated

Providers selling both · 5

Eden AI$1.05 / $0.35
Kilo Gateway$1.05 / $0.35
Nous Portal$1.05 / $0.35
OpenRouter$1.05 / $0.57
Merge Gateway$1.05 / $0.79

Command R then Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Command RNous Portal$0.12 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.6025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITCharm Hyper$0.10 / $0.36 $0.10 / $0.335% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITio.net Intelligence$0.10 / $0.36 $0.10 / $0.335% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGoogleGoogle's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.04 / $0.22 $0.15 / $0.60203% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITNous Portal$0.03 / $0.18 $0.04 / $0.2225% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITOpenRouter$0.04 / $0.22 $0.09 / $0.3065% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITRequesty$0.13 / $0.40 $0.07 / $0.3430% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITNextBit$0.10 / $0.40 $0.09 / $0.3019% cheaper · 11 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Command R or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?: Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, at $0.35 per million tokens against $1.05 for Command R, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: $0.35 at Kilo Gateway.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 5 providers sell both: Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
Which holds more context?: Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, at 262k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.