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Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Step 3.7 Flash

Live matchup data for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Step 3.7 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

0.7%20.7%rank #26

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

2.5%19.9%rank #9

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: Step 3.7 Flash

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 1 lead change

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Step 3.7 Flash.
SpecGemma 4 26B A4BStep 3.7 Flash
VendorGoogleStepFun
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window262.1K tokens256K tokens
Input price$0.00/MTok$0.2/MTok
Output price$0.00/MTok$1.15/MTok
Cache read$0.04/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Step 3.7 Flash: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkGemma 4 26B A4BStep 3.7 FlashSource
aa-agentic-index
11 index · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
21.5 index · stepfun/step-3.7-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
39.3 index · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
37.3 index · stepfun/step-3.7-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
25.7 index · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
29.7 index · stepfun/step-3.7-flash
openrouter.ai

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Step 3.7 Flash over the trailing 30 days.
SignalGemma 4 26B A4BStep 3.7 Flash

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 Step 3.7 Flash?
As of Jul 7, 2026, Gemma 4 26B A4B shows 0.7% of OpenRouter token volume and Step 3.7 Flash shows 2.5% 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 Step 3.7 Flash?
Gemma 4 26B A4B runs $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Step 3.7 Flash runs $0.2 per million input tokens and $1.15 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 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 Step 3.7 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, Gemma 4 26B A4B scores 11 index (—) and Step 3.7 Flash scores 21.5 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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