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Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 3 4B

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.9.

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Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.9, ranking #4 overall.

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

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

Choose Gemma 3 4B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Gemma 3 4B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
-1.9
#353
Reasoning
52.4
#7
-2.9
#350
Coding
44.1
#4
-4.4
#270
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.02 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.04 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemma 3 4B
Vision
36.8#8
-11.8#218
Multimodal
36.9#8
-9.6#179
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 26 for Gemma 3 4B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3 4Bdon'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 Gemma 3 4B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 4B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemma 3 4B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3 4B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 4B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 4B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 4B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Gemma 3 4B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemini 4 Argon is 19 months newer than Gemma 3 4B.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.6yr newer
Gemma 3 4B

Mar 12, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3 4B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3 4B's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Argon

—

Gemma 3 4B

Aug 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3 4B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 3 4B.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.9. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Gemma 3 4B 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 4 Argon compare to Gemma 3 4B in benchmarks?

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%. Gemma 3 4B scores IFEval: 90.2%, GSM8k: 89.2%, DocVQA: 75.8%, MATH: 75.6%, AI2D: 74.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemma 3 4B supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3 4B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs -1.9), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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