Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 3 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 49.2 to 21.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 27.1% for Gemini 4 Argon and 0% for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 61.8% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 27.1% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.