Model comparison

Gemini 4 Argon vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 4 Argon Google

56.5

Rank #24 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 36.3.
  • Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 4 Argon and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct specifications
Gemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
ProviderGoogleAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index56.539.4
Released2026-09-30—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
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Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2116

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Coding15501347
LMArena WebDev1678—
FrontierSWE55%—
SciCode61.8%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
APEX-Agents82.2%—
Vending-Bench 213,718—

Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts15481322
CritPt27.1%—

Math Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Math15361305
ProofBench99%—

Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Expert15531308

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Blueprint-Bench 254.4%—

Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English15231275
LMArena Chinese16101304
LMArena Russian15371268
LMArena Spanish14971336
LMArena French—1328
LMArena German—1282
LMArena Korean—1206

Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following15381299

Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query15491312

Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Text15341311
LMArena Creative Writing15311264
LMArena Multi-Turn15571309

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 4 Argon or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.

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