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Gemini 4 Argon vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -2.6.

Google · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -2.6, 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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
-2.6
#355
Reasoning
52.4
#7
-3.6
#353
Coding
44.1
#4
-2.3
#264
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.02 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.03 / M
Context window
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131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Tool use
30.6#6
17.0#85
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 18 for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Llama 3.1 8B Instructdon'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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Llama 3.1 8B Instruct specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 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

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Gemini 4 Argon is 27 months newer than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.2yr newer
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Argon

—

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Argon and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -2.6. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is made by Meta. 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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 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%. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 84.5%, ARC-C: 83.4%, API-Bank: 82.6%, IFEval: 80.4%, BFCL: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs -2.6), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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