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Gemini 4 Argon vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 21.9.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 21.9, 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
21.9
#196
Reasoning
52.4
#7
19.5
#213
Coding
44.1
#4
8.1
#195
Agents
40.5
#4
6.6
#155
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.08 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
Tool use
30.6#6
-0.2#194
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 13 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sun Oct 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) was released on 2026-08-11.

Gemini 4 Argon is 2 months newer than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B).

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1mo newer
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)

Aug 11, 2026

2 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B).

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 21.9. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) scores PinchBench: 85.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.9%, GPQA: 75.4%, IFBench: 71.9%, AA-LCR: 52.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 21.9), 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 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B)?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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