Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 3 12B
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and Gemma 3 12B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 22.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 61.8% for Gemini 4 Argon and 17.4% for Gemma 3 12B.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 32.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 61.8% | 17.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1281 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 30.4% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 27.1% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1309 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 48.8% |
| LMCA | — | 4.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 123.5 |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1307 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.7% |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 39.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Gemma 3 12B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
| MindCube | — | 46.7% |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1318 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1335 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1370 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1299 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1317 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1334 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1334 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1126 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Gemma 3 12B?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Gemma 3 12B better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3 12B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 12B has 24.