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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 30.8.

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Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 30.8, ranking #4 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.50/M output

Choose Gemini 4 Argon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 55.4 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — 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 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
30.8
#131
55.4
#4
Reasoning
31.2
#124
53.3
#6
Agents
10.3
#130
40.9
#4
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.50 / 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 3.1 Flash-Lite
Gemini 4 Argon
Vision
17.8#94
36.8#8
Long context
14.4#55
30.6#3
Multimodal
22.7#67
37.0#8
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite · 19 for Gemini 4 Argon

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Oct 17 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 4 Argon support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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 3.1 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-03-03, while Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30.

Gemini 4 Argon is 7 months newer than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Mar 3, 2026

7 months ago

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

2 weeks ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 4 Argon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
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Gemini 4 Argon
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 4 Argon.

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 30.8. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 3.1 Flash-Lite compare to Gemini 4 Argon in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite scores MMMLU: 88.9%, GPQA: 86.9%, VideoMMMU: 84.8%, MMMU-Pro: 76.8%, CharXiv-R: 73.2%. 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 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 4 Argon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (30.8 vs 55.4). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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