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Gemini 4 Argon vs Pixtral-12B

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.6.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.6, 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 Pixtral-12B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
-1.6
#352
Reasoning
52.4
#7
-3.8
#354
Coding
44.1
#4
-2.6
#265
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Pixtral-12B
Vision
36.8#8
0.1#191
Multimodal
36.9#8
3.8#151
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Pixtral-12Bdon'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 Pixtral-12B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral-12B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Argon and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B 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

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Gemini 4 Argon is 25 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer
Pixtral-12B

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 Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to -1.6. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and Pixtral-12B 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 Pixtral-12B 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%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K 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 Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs -1.6), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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