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Gemini 4 Argon vs Magistral Medium

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 13.1.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 13.1, 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 55.4 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 Magistral Medium

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.4
#4
13.1
#263
Reasoning
53.3
#6
13.3
#254
Coding
43.0
#7
3.4
#230
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 6 for Magistral Medium

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Magistral Mediumdon'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

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Argon and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Magistral Medium 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

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Gemini 4 Argon is 16 months newer than Magistral Medium.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.3yr newer
Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Argon

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Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Gemini 4 Argon
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Magistral Medium
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Magistral Medium?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.4 to 13.1. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Magistral Medium is made by Mistral AI. 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 Magistral Medium 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%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Argon and Magistral Medium?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.4 vs 13.1), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Magistral Medium?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.

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