Gemma 4 26B (Reasoning)

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Gemma 4 26B (Reasoning)

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Release Date

Apr 3rd, 2026

Context Size

256k

Reasoning

Yes

Benchmark Cost

$1.36

Speed

63.2 tok/s

Subcategories

Bad Writing Habits

Detects common prose quality anti-patterns in AI-generated creative writing, including passive voice, past progressive overuse, weak dialogue tags, filter words, purple prose, cliches, AI-ism words/adverbs/names, and more.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Detailed Writing Rules
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	78	77	74	70	66	73%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	84	78	74	72	70	76%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	81	80	77	77	74	78%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	81	77	74	74	73	76%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	80	79	78	75	74	77%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	87	84	83	78	72	81%
Detailed Writing Rules						76.67%
genre
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	72	66	65	61	61	65%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	74	70	70	68	66	70%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	70	70	68	68	67	69%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	72	71	69	67	66	69%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	76	75	71	70	67	72%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	80	78	76	75	74	77%
genre						70.17%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	80	80	79	75	72	77%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	79	79	76	74	66	75%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	86	82	80	79	76	81%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	81	80	80	79	75	79%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	81	81	77	75	74	78%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	89	84	83	79	78	83%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt						78.67%
75.17%

Codex Extraction

Evaluates a model's ability to extract structured codex entries (characters, locations, objects, lore) from prose passages and return them as well-formed XML.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Long: The Spire of Echoes (Dense) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	97	96	95	97%
Medium: The Hollow (Inferred) Tooling Reasoning	97	97	96	94	87	95%
Medium: Through the Thornveil (Scattered) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	97	97	92	96%
Short: The Rusty Lantern (Explicit) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	97	96	3	78%
91.50%

Codex Red Herring (False Positive Detection)

Tests whether models correctly report "no violations" when a codex is fully consistent with the prose passage. Models that hallucinate false violations (false positives) fail. Uses a 2×2 matrix of text length × codex size, with bare and detailed-entry variants.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
basic entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	25	17	17	17	17	17	17	43%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
basic entries											85.63%
detailed entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
detailed entries											100.00%
92.81%

Codex Violation Detection

Detects factual inconsistencies between a story bible and prose passages. The model must output structured XML identifying each violation with paragraph number and substring.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
matrix
Large codex (40 entries), long passage (1,019 words) Tooling Reasoning	96	95	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	90	92%
Large codex (40 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	98	96	95	95	94	93	91	90	89	89	93%
Small codex (7 entries), long passage (734 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	92	0	87%
Small codex (7 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	97	97	99%
matrix											92.76%
tiers
5 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
20 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	97	97	94	92	92	89	89	89	88	81	91%
40 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	97	97	99%
tiers											97.49%
95.13%

Data extraction

Extract key details from a given block of text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
All valid emails Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Contextual pronoun Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Fruits excluding citrus Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Future event time Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Guess the pet Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Highest-rated movie Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Indirect birth year Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What instrument does Lucy play? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What's the color of the car? Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What's the correct time? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	0	80%
Who's the sister? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the tallest? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
98.33%

Dialogue tags

Various tasks related to dialogue tags in text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
dialogue-200
Write 200 words with 10% dialogue Rule Following Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	91	84	52	92%
Write 200 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	95	0	89%
Write 200 words with 90% dialogue Rule Following Utility	100	100	99	98	95	93	80	68	62	50	85%
dialogue-200											88.79%
dialogue-500
Write 500 words with 30% dialogue Rule Following Utility	95	59	50	50	48	46	43	27	8	0	43%
Write 500 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	91	66	65	41	10	2	1	0	0	0	28%
Write 500 words with 70% dialogue Rule Following Utility	46	27	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9%
dialogue-500											26.39%
Ungrouped
Write unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
63.65%

Language Comprehension

Does the model understand more than just English?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Asking for directions (Dutch) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Asking for directions (German) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (German) Language	100	100	100	100	0	80%
Friend got new kittens (Tagalog) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
95.00%

Language Writing

Can the model generate text in different languages?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Character dialogue (French) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (German) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Hindi) in a story Language	100	100	67	60	58	77%
Character dialogue (Italian) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Spanish) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
95.40%

N-Length Sentences

Write sentences with exactly N words

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Write sentences with 5 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Write sentences with 10 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Write sentences with 20 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	83	98%
99.42%

Novel outline

Handle questions about the outline of a novel in various formats

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
outline-count
Count acts Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count chapters Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count scenes Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
outline-count											100.00%
pov-count
Count point of views for Jack and Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	50	90%
Count point of views for Jack Harper Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count point of views for Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
pov-count											96.67%
98.33%

Text Replacement

Tests deterministic text transformations: renaming characters/locations, expanding contractions, tense rewriting, POV shifts, gender swaps, combined transformations, and word avoidance. Scored by checking each expected change independently.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	Total
Generic Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	99%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	97	96	96	95	95	94	92	95%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99%
Generic Prompt								99.25%
Specific Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	99	99	99	99	98	97	95	98%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Specific Prompt								99.73%
99.49%

Tool usage within Novelcrafter

Output messages that are related to tool usage within Novelcrafter

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Create alternate prose sections Tooling	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Voice/dialogue sheets

Extract dialogue from given text as voice sheets.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Multiple speakers Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	90%
Simple Rule Following	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%
Simple (1-shot) 1-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30%
Simple (5-shot) Few-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	60%
Unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
60.00%

Write N of X

Write exactly N words/sentences/paragraphs...

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
paragraphs
1 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
5 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
paragraphs											100.00%
sentences
1 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
20 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sentences											100.00%
words
10 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
20 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
200 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
words											100.00%
100.00%