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Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 4 Argon

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon'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 Gemini 4 Argon specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 4 Argon specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Gemini 4 Argon is 13 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

3 weeks ago

1.1yr newer
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

1.1 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Gemini 4 Argon (Google) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemini 4 Argon compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Gemini 4 Argon supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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