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Devstral Medium vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 13.3. Devstral Medium is 5.0x cheaper per token.

Mistral AI · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 13.3, ranking #4 overall.

On price, Devstral Medium is roughly 5.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Gemini 4 Argon also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Devstral Medium

  • cost matters — it's about 5.0x cheaper per token

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 process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Devstral Medium
Mistral AI
Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
13.3
#269
55.1
#4
Reasoning
13.2
#260
53.2
#6
Coding
5.1
#223
42.5
#7
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
$2.00 / M
Output price
$2.00 / M
$10.00 / M
Context window
128,000
1,048,576

Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Devstral Medium · 19 for Gemini 4 Argon

No common benchmarks found

Devstral Medium 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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Devstral Medium costs less

For input processing, Devstral Medium ($0.40/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Devstral Medium ($2.00/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 4 Argon is more expensive than Devstral Medium.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
Mistral AI
Devstral Medium
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$2.00
Best providerMistral
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 4 Argon accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Devstral Medium's 128,000 tokens. Gemini 4 Argon can generate longer responses up to 1,048,576 tokens, while Devstral Medium is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Devstral Medium
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Devstral Medium does not.

Gemini 4 Argon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Devstral Medium

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.

Devstral Medium

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Devstral Medium was released on 2025-07-10, while Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30.

Gemini 4 Argon is 15 months newer than Devstral Medium.

Devstral Medium

Jul 10, 2025

1.3 years ago

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.2yr 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

Provider Availability

Devstral Medium is available from Mistral AI. Gemini 4 Argon is available from Google.

Devstral Medium

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.00/1M

Gemini 4 Argon

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Devstral Medium
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Gemini 4 Argon
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FAQ

Common questions about Devstral Medium vs Gemini 4 Argon.

Which is better, Devstral Medium or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 13.3. Devstral Medium is made by Mistral AI 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 Devstral Medium compare to Gemini 4 Argon in benchmarks?

Devstral Medium scores SWE-Bench Verified: 61.6%. 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%.

Is Devstral Medium cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon?

Devstral Medium is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Devstral Medium costs $0.40/M input and $2.00/M output via mistral. Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00/M input and $10.00/M output via google.

What are the context window sizes for Devstral Medium and Gemini 4 Argon?

Devstral Medium supports 128K tokens and Gemini 4 Argon supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Devstral Medium and Gemini 4 Argon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (13.3 vs 55.1), context window (128K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.40 vs $2.00/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Devstral Medium and Gemini 4 Argon?

Devstral Medium is developed by Mistral AI and Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google.

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