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Gemini 4 Argon vs Hermes 3 70B

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 4.0.

Google · Nous Research · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 4.0, 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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Hermes 3 70B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Hermes 3 70B
Nous Research
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
4.0
#320
Reasoning
52.4
#7
1.3
#329
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.70 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.70 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 17 for Hermes 3 70B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Hermes 3 70Bdon'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 Hermes 3 70B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Hermes 3 70B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Nous Research
Hermes 3 70B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hermes 3 70B does not.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hermes 3 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Hermes 3 70B 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

Hermes 3 70B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Hermes 3 70B was released on 2024-08-15.

Gemini 4 Argon is 26 months newer than Hermes 3 70B.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.1yr newer
Hermes 3 70B

Aug 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Argon and Hermes 3 70B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Hermes 3 70B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Hermes 3 70B.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Hermes 3 70B?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 4.0. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Hermes 3 70B is made by Nous Research. 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 Hermes 3 70B 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%. Hermes 3 70B scores MT-Bench: 89.9%, HellaSwag: 88.2%, BoolQ: 88.0%, PIQA: 84.4%, Winogrande: 83.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Hermes 3 70B?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Hermes 3 70B 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 Hermes 3 70B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 4.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Hermes 3 70B?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Hermes 3 70B is developed by Nous Research.

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