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Gemini 4 Argon vs Phi 4

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 5.4.

Google · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 5.4, 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 Phi 4

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Phi 4
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
5.4
#312
Reasoning
52.4
#7
6.5
#303
Coding
44.1
#4
3.4
#231
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.07 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
—
16,384

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 13 for Phi 4

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Phi 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 Phi 4 specifies input context (16,384 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,384 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 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

Phi 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 uses MIT.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.

Gemini 4 Argon is 22 months newer than Phi 4.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.8yr newer
Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Argon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Argon

—

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Phi 4
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Phi 4.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Phi 4?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 5.4. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Phi 4 is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi 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%. Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%.

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

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi 4 supports 16K 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 Phi 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 5.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Phi 4?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Phi 4 is developed by Microsoft.

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