Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 10 categories and Grok 4.1 Fast in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 31.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 99% for Gemini 4 Argon and 4% for Grok 4.1 Fast.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2025-06-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | 1242 |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1411 |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 394.93 |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | 1,107 |
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 69.6% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 13.1% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1407 |
| SimpleBench | — | 56% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 87.4% |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
| DTBench | — | 87.7% |
| ForecastBench | — | 61 |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 99% | 4% |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.9% |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1399 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 17.8% |
Multimodal Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1201 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1441 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1413 |
| LMArena French | — | 1415 |
| LMArena German | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1349 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1361 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1376 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1408 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1394 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1389 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1327 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Grok 4.1 Fast?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Grok 4.1 Fast better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Grok 4.1 Fast share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 Fast has 32.