Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.8

Rank #83 Confirmed

Gemini 4 Argon Google

56.5

Rank #24 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 4 Argon in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 40.3.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Gemini 4 Argon specifications
ERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
ProviderBaiduGoogle
Noometry Index43.856.5
Released—2026-09-30
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
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Results tracked1921

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Coding14881550
LMArena WebDev—1678
FrontierSWE—55%
SciCode—61.8%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
APEX-Agents—82.2%
LMArena Search1227—
Vending-Bench 2—13,718

Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Hard Prompts14811548
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—
CritPt—27.1%

Math Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Math14811536
ProofBench—99%

Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Expert14921553

Multimodal Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
Blueprint-Bench 2—54.4%

Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Non-English14541523
LMArena Chinese15081610
LMArena Russian14591537
LMArena Spanish14731497
LMArena French1488—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1427—

Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Instruction Following14601538

Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Longer Query14621549

Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text14681534
LMArena Creative Writing14411531
LMArena Multi-Turn14711557

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemini 4 Argon better for coding?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemini 4 Argon share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 4 Argon has 21.

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