Gemma vs Llama: Open Model ₹ Pricing Guide

Gemma and Llama are the two big open-weight model families on unoblox — Google's Gemma and Meta's Llama — and both are billed in ₹ per million tokens through the same API key. This page lines up what's actually priced today and how to choose between them.

Two open-weight families, different lineups

Google publishes Gemma as a family of openly available models, and unoblox currently prices Gemma 4 31B directly. A second Gemma variant, Gemma 4 26B-A4B, is also in the catalog and is currently free (₹0). Meta's Llama 4 family is represented by Llama 4 Scout (Llama 4 Maverick is not currently offered on unoblox).

₹ pricing for what's live today

Model	Model id	Input (₹ / 1M tokens)	Output (₹ / 1M tokens)
Gemma 4 31B	google/gemma-4-31b-it	₹20.24	₹40.48
Gemma 4 26B-A4B	google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it	₹0 (free)	₹0 (free)
Llama 4 Scout	meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct	₹10.12	₹30.36

Gemma 4 26B-A4B is free. Among the paid models, Llama 4 Scout (₹10.12 / ₹30.36) is cheaper than Gemma 4 31B (₹20.24 / ₹40.48) on both input and output tokens. Rates are as of 6 October 2026; the live price is on each model page.

Picking between them for a real workload

• Cost-first workloads — high-volume classification, tagging, extraction — lean toward Gemma 4 26B-A4B (free) or Llama 4 Scout, the cheapest paid option here.
• Heavier reasoning or generation tasks where you're willing to pay more per token point toward Gemma 4 31B, the larger Gemma; validate the step up in quality against your own prompts before committing budget.
• Undecided on Gemma's smaller variant? Gemma 4 26B-A4B is free today; check its live model page at https://unoblox.ai/models/google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it before budgeting, in case the rate changes.

Calling either family from the same key

curl https://api.unoblox.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ub-gw-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"google/gemma-4-31b-it","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Extract the dates mentioned in this email."}]}'

Change "model" to any Llama 4 id above and the request shape stays identical — one endpoint, one key, one GST invoice for both families.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma or Llama cheaper on unoblox? Gemma 4 26B-A4B is free. Among paid models, Llama 4 Scout is cheaper than Gemma 4 31B on both input and output tokens per million.

Are Gemma and Llama hosted in India? Partly. Gemma 4 26B A4B is self-hosted by unoblox and runs in India. Gemma 4 31B and Llama 4 Scout run at their providers, outside India; for those the India benefit is ₹ billing, a GST invoice and one endpoint, not data residency.

What does "open-weight" mean for pricing? It means the model weights are publicly released by Google or Meta; unoblox still meters and bills usage in ₹ per token the same way it does for closed models.

Can I switch from Llama Scout to Gemma 4 31B without code changes? Yes — only the model field changes in your request; the endpoint, key and response format stay the same.

Is Gemma 4 26B-A4B really free? Yes — it is priced at ₹0 per token on unoblox today; check its live model page before budgeting, in case the rate changes.

Do these models support tool calling and streaming? Yes, through unoblox's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, the same way every other model in the catalog does.

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