GoogleText / ChatGemma 4 26B A4B API: Google AI's chat / LLM model, one key away
Gemma 4 26B A4B via the ApexApi gateway
The sparse 26B Gemma 4, which activates a fraction of its parameters per token and prices accordingly. One of the cheapest vision-capable models here. Call it through ApexApi's unified, OpenAI-compatible API with one `ak-` key, alongside every other model in the catalog. It supports a 262,144-token context window, tool / function calling, image (vision) input, and streaming responses. Pricing is $0.07 input and $0.40 output per 1M tokens, billed pay-per-use from your credit balance with no subscription.
Gemma 4 26B A4B is served through ApexApi's unified, OpenAI-compatible API. One key, one format, with smart routing and automatic failover. Provider: Google AI.
Why Gemma 4 26B A4B
262,144-token context
Reason over long documents, codebases, and multi-turn history in a single request.
Tool & function calling
Structured outputs and tool orchestration for agentic and automation workloads.
Vision input
Send images alongside text for document, UI, and visual-understanding tasks.
Specifications
- Modality
- chat
- Context window
- 262.1K tokens
- Max output
- —
- Streaming
- Yes
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Vision input
- Yes
Gemma 4 26B A4B: measured reliability
From real calls ApexApi made to Gemma 4 26B A4B during health sweeps over the last 30 days. Our own measurements, not vendor claims.
- Success rate
- 100%
- Avg latency
- 3.6s
- Calls measured
- 1
- Last checked
- Aug 30
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Gemma 4 26B A4B pricing
- A million tokens in and a million out costs $0.47 here, all-in.
- That makes it the 8th cheapest of the 81 chat models we serve, ranked on output price.
- It runs 36.4× cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, the pricier option from the same maker.
Getting started with Gemma 4 26B A4B
OpenAI-compatible. Point your client at ApexApi, swap your key, and call it. No new SDK to learn.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.apexapi.dev/v1",
api_key="<YOUR_APEXAPI_KEY>",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gemma 4 26B A4B use cases
What teams build with Gemma 4 26B A4B on ApexApi.
Agents & automation
Tool-using agents that orchestrate multi-step workflows and call APIs.
Coding assistants
Code generation, refactoring, reviews, and multi-file reasoning.
RAG & knowledge apps
Summarization and long-document Q&A grounded in your own data.
Gemma 4 26B A4B vs other models
How it compares, and on ApexApi you can switch between any of them with a single string change, same key, same endpoint.
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How do I call Gemma 4 26B A4B through ApexApi?
Create an ApexApi key, point your client at https://api.apexapi.dev/v1, and POST to /v1/chat/completions with the model set to `google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it`. The API is OpenAI-compatible, so an existing OpenAI SDK works once you change the base URL and key.
How much does Gemma 4 26B A4B cost on ApexApi?
$0.07 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens, all-in with no separate platform fee. You buy credits and pay per call, with no subscription or minimum.
What is the context window for Gemma 4 26B A4B?
262,144 tokens.
Does Gemma 4 26B A4B support tool calling and image input?
Gemma 4 26B A4B supports tool / function calling, image (vision) input, and streaming responses.
What should I use instead of Gemma 4 26B A4B?
From the same maker, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the step up when this one falls short. Switching is one string: it runs on the same endpoint and the same key, so there is nothing to re-integrate.
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