# wafermap.xyz Gemma 4 26B Inference

> wafermap.xyz Gemma 4 26B Inference is a paid API for AI agents from wafermap.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Run a prompt through Google's Gemma 4 26B open model for cheap, high-quality text generation

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://wafermap.xyz/v1/gemma-4?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/wafermap-xyz-gemma-4-26b-inference-4ab389c9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_IfBMLK5d79uIQM2BtfKfb

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability wafermap-xyz-gemma-4-26b-inference-4ab389c9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you use Gemma 4 to draft a concise product description for my noise-cancelling headphones — something under 150 words that highlights comfort and battery life?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a capable, general-purpose text response at the lowest cost — Gemma 4 26B is Google's open-weight model and offers strong quality-per-dollar. Prefer it over DeepSeek Pro or Llama 4 Scout when budget is the primary concern and the task doesn't require heavy multi-step reasoning or multimodal inputs. Ideal for drafting, summarization, Q&A, and classification tasks where Gemma's open model quality is sufficient.

## Known failure modes

- Prompt exceeds 24,000 character limit — request rejected
- max_tokens set to 0 or negative — validation error
- Model returns truncated output if max_tokens is too low for the task
- Empty or whitespace-only prompt may fail minLength validation
- High load may cause slower-than-expected response times

## How this service works

Gemma 4 26B — Google's open model. The cheapest way to get a good answer.

## Output

A text completion generated by Google's Gemma 4 26B model, up to 2048 tokens long, answering or continuing from the provided prompt and optional system instructions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 24000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "What you want, in plain words."
  },
  "system": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 8000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Optional instructions that shape every answer."
  },
  "max_tokens": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 2048,
   "description": "Output cap. 2048 at most, 1024 by default.",
   "exclusiveMinimum": 0
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/wafermap-xyz-gemma-4-26b-inference-4ab389c9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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