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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Claude Fable 5
Live matchup data for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Claude Fable 5: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
share of openrouter tokens
as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior
usage share — openrouter model rankings
Usage crossover
current leader: Gemma 4 26B A4B
source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 7 lead changes
through Aug 20, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Claude Fable 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | |
| Homepage | openrouter.ai | openrouter.ai |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Input price | $0.07/MTok | $10.00/MTok |
| Output price | $0.34/MTok | $50.00/MTok |
| Cache read | — | $1.00/MTok |
| Price as of | Aug 21, 2026 · openrouter | Aug 21, 2026 · openrouter |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Claude Fable 5 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aa-agentic-index | 11 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | 52.8 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | openrouter.ai |
| aa-coding-index | 39.3 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | 76.5 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | openrouter.ai |
| aa-intelligence-index | 25.7 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | 59.9 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | openrouter.ai |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Claude Fable 5 |
|---|---|---|
sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl | ||
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
awaiting first crawl
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Gemma 4 26B A4B more used than Claude Fable 5?
- As of Aug 20, 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B shows 0.4% of OpenRouter token volume and Claude Fable 5 shows 0.4% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Gemma 4 26B A4B pricing compare to Claude Fable 5?
- Gemma 4 26B A4B runs $0.07 per million input tokens and $0.34 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Claude Fable 5 runs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Gemma 4 26B A4B and Claude Fable 5 score on coding benchmarks?
- On aa-agentic-index, Gemma 4 26B A4B scores 11 index (—) and Claude Fable 5 scores 52.8 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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