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Gemini 4 Argon vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.0.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.0, 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 and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
36.0
#93
Reasoning
52.4
#7
35.1
#95
Coding
44.1
#4
20.4
#108
Agents
40.5
#4
12.0
#118
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.20 / M
Context window
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262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
Tool use
30.6#6
0.4#189
Long context
30.6#3
23.0#21
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 26 for Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)don'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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) was released on 2026-06-04.

Gemini 4 Argon is 4 months newer than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo newer
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Jun 4, 2026

4 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-09-30, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)'s training data extends to 2025-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Argon

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Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Sep 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 36.0. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is made by NVIDIA. 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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%. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) scores RULER: 94.7%, IMO-AnswerBench: 92.3%, PinchBench: 90.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 89.0%, GPQA: 87.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) supports 262K 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 36.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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