Model comparison

Gemini 4 Argon vs GPT-5.3 Codex

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 45.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 4 Argon Google

56.5

Rank #24 Confirmed

GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI

45.8

Rank #69 Reported

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 2 categories and GPT-5.3 Codex in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in coding, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 62.0 to 48.6.

Side by side

Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.3 Codex specifications
Gemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Noometry Index56.545.8
Released2026-09-302026-02-05
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—400K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.75
Output $ / M tokens—$14
Results tracked218

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena WebDev16781409
SWE-bench Verified—74.8%
FrontierSWE55%—
SciCode61.8%—
WeirdML—79.3%
LMArena Coding1550—
ALE-Bench—1,655

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
Vending-Bench 213,7185,940
Terminal-Bench—78.4%
APEX-Agents82.2%—
METR Time Horizons—74.5%

Reasoning Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
CritPt27.1%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1548—
Epoch Capabilities Index—156.77

Math Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
ProofBench99%—
LMArena Math1536—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena Expert1553—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
Blueprint-Bench 254.4%—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena Non-English1523—
LMArena Chinese1610—
LMArena Russian1537—
LMArena Spanish1497—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena Instruction Following1538—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena Longer Query1549—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), GPT-5.3 Codex: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.3 Codex
LMArena Text1534—
LMArena Creative Writing1531—
LMArena Multi-Turn1557—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than GPT-5.3 Codex?

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 45.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 4 Argon or GPT-5.3 Codex better for coding?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 48.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.3 Codex share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.3 Codex has 8.

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