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Gemini 3 Flash vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.6.

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Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.6, ranking #4 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3 Flash

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $3.00/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.

Gemini 3 Flash
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.6
#88
55.1
#4
Reasoning
37.4
#78
52.4
#7
Coding
21.9
#93
44.1
#4
Agents
17.3
#88
40.5
#4
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemini 3 Flash
Gemini 4 Argon
Vision
25.4#51
36.8#8
Tool use
15.3#98
30.6#6
Multimodal
26.9#46
36.9#8
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for Gemini 3 Flash · 19 for Gemini 4 Argon

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3 Flash 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 Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 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 Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 4 Argon support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

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.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30.

Gemini 4 Argon is 10 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

9 months ago

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Gemini 4 Argon

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 4 Argon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3 Flash
✓ Preferred
Gemini 4 Argon
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Gemini 4 Argon.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.6. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google 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 Gemini 3 Flash compare to Gemini 4 Argon in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 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 Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M 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 Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 4 Argon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.6 vs 55.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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