Open Gemma instruction model for efficient chat and self-hosted deployments
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) is listed for chat workloads and supports a 262K context window.
Use it when OpenRouter's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
We found 3 provider listings for gemma-4-26b-a4b-it. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) | Free tier | 262K | OpenAI-style | 200 req/day (free tier) |
| | @cf/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it | Free tier | 256K | Native | 10K neurons/day (shared) |
| | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Free tier | 262K | Native | Varies |
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| @cf/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it | Cloudflare Workers AI | 256K | Free tier |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Google Gemini | 262K | Free tier |
| Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) | OpenRouter | 262K | Free tier |
| Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free) | OpenRouter | 262K | Free tier |
| Cohere: North Mini Code (free) | OpenRouter | 256K | Free tier |
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) is listed with free API access on OpenRouter, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
The model ID shown in this catalog is google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free.
The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
The listed context window is 262K tokens with up to 33K output tokens.
Google Gemma 4 26B is a Mixture-of-Experts vision-language model with 25.2B total parameters (3.8B active per token), available free on OpenRouter. It supports multimodal input — text, images, and video (up to 60s at 1fps) — with a 262K context window. Includes native function calling, configurable thinking/reasoning mode, and structured output support. Delivers near-31B quality at a fraction of the compute. Apache 2.0 license. OpenAI-compatible via OpenRouter. Free tier: 200 RPD.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the OpenRouter provider page.