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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 15.9.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 15.9, ranking #4 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Gemini 4 Argon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 55.1 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.9
#243
55.1
#4
Reasoning
16.0
#234
52.4
#7
Coding
12.9
#153
44.1
#4
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
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Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 19 for Gemini 4 Argon

No common benchmarks found

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argondon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argon support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-06-21, while Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30.

Gemini 4 Argon is 28 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Jun 21, 2024

2.3 years ago

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Gemini 4 Argon
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 4 Argon.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 15.9. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Gemini 4 Argon in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%, HumanEval: 92.0%, MGSM: 91.6%, MMLU: 90.4%. Gemini 4 Argon scores Graphwalks BFS <128k: 99.7%, Vibe Code Bench: 91.9%, LVBench: 91.7%, LABBench2: 88.8%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 84.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argon?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.9 vs 55.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 4 Argon?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google.

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