Model comparison

Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemma 3n E4b IT

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 4 Argon Google

56.5

Rank #24 Confirmed

Gemma 3n E4b IT Google

37.3

Rank #206 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 3n E4b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 35.1.
  • Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3n E4b IT specifications
Gemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
ProviderGoogleGoogle
Noometry Index56.537.3
Released2026-09-30—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
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Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2118

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Coding15501268
LMArena WebDev1678—
FrontierSWE55%—
SciCode61.8%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Gemma 3n E4b IT: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
APEX-Agents82.2%—
Vending-Bench 213,718—

Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts15481284
Kagi LLM Benchmark—31.5%
CritPt27.1%—

Math Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Math15361251
ProofBench99%—

Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Expert15531246

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Gemma 3n E4b IT: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
Blueprint-Bench 254.4%—

Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Non-English15231285
LMArena Chinese16101309
LMArena Russian15371288
LMArena Spanish14971305
LMArena French—1330
LMArena German—1311
LMArena Japanese—1272
LMArena Korean—1259

Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Instruction Following15381255

Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Longer Query15491276

Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGemma 3n E4b IT
LMArena Text15341306
LMArena Creative Writing15311287
LMArena Multi-Turn15571276

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Gemma 3n E4b IT?

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 4 Argon or Gemma 3n E4b IT better for coding?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Gemma 3n E4b IT share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18.

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