Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Ministral 8B
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and Ministral 8B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 25.7.
- Ministral 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 28.2 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1202 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1191 |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1188 |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1170 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Ministral 8B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1161 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Ministral 8B?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Ministral 8B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.