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Gemini 4 Argon vs Mistral Small 4

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 18.9.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 18.9, 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 Mistral Small 4

  • 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 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
18.9
#225
Reasoning
52.4
#7
19.8
#208
Coding
44.1
#4
10.6
#176
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
—
256,000

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 9 for Mistral Small 4

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small 4don'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 4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 4 specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 4
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small 4 support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 4 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

Mistral Small 4

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Mistral Small 4 was released on 2026-03-16.

Gemini 4 Argon is 7 months newer than Mistral Small 4.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

6mo newer
Mistral Small 4

Mar 16, 2026

6 months 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 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 4
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Mistral Small 4.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Mistral Small 4?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 18.9. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Mistral Small 4 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 Mistral Small 4 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%. Mistral Small 4 scores AIME 2025: 83.8%, MMLU-Pro: 78.0%, AA-LCR: 71.2%, GPQA: 71.2%, LiveCodeBench: 63.6%.

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

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small 4 supports 256K 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 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 18.9), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Mistral Small 4?

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

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