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Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 4 31B

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 33.0.

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Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 33.0, 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 agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Gemma 4 31B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Gemma 4 31B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
33.0
#115
Reasoning
52.4
#7
33.5
#107
Agents
40.5
#4
13.4
#106
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.34 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemma 4 31B
Vision
36.8#8
19.5#81
Long context
30.6#3
16.7#47
Multimodal
36.9#8
22.2#68
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 12 for Gemma 4 31B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 4 31Bdon'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 4 31B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Gemma 4 31B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemma 4 31B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 4 31B 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 4 31B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 4 31B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 4 31B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Gemma 4 31B was released on 2026-04-02.

Gemini 4 Argon is 6 months newer than Gemma 4 31B.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

6mo newer
Gemma 4 31B

Apr 2, 2026

6 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

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

Gemini 4 Argon

—

Gemma 4 31B

Jan 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 4 31B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Gemma 4 31B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 4 31B.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Gemma 4 31B?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 33.0. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Gemma 4 31B 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 4 31B 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 4 31B scores AIME 2026: 89.2%, MMMLU: 88.4%, t2-bench: 86.4%, MathVision: 85.6%, MMLU-Pro: 85.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 4 31B?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemma 4 31B supports 262K 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 4 31B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 33.0), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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