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Gemini 4 Argon vs Mistral Small

Comparing Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Argon

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Mistral Small

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Mistral Small
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
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32,768

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 0 for Mistral Small

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Smalldon'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 Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 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

Mistral Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small uses Mistral Research License.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17.

Gemini 4 Argon is 25 months newer than Mistral Small.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer
Mistral Small

Sep 17, 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 Mistral Small side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Mistral Small.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Mistral Small?

Gemini 4 Argon (Google) and Mistral Small (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemini 4 Argon compare to Mistral Small 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%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small supports 33K 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 Mistral Small?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Mistral Small is developed by Mistral AI.

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