Gemma 4 26 B vs Qwen 3.7 Flash: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-05 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Qwen 3.7 Flash is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.055 per million tokens versus
$0.064, a 14% difference.
Qwen 3.7 Flash offers the larger context window at 983,616 tokens, against 131,072 for Gemma 4 26 B.
Head to head
| Gemma 4 26 B | Qwen 3.7 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.030 | $0.030 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.165 | $0.130 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.064 | $0.055 |
| Context window | 131,072 | 983,616 |
| Vendor | darkbloom | empiriolabs |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Gemma 4 26 B | Qwen 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.071 | $0.062 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $0.713 | $0.625 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $7.12 | $6.25 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Qwen 3.7 Flash when you need the longer context window (983,616 vs 131,072 tokens). Pick Qwen 3.7 Flash when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.