Model comparison

Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen Max

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 4 Argon Google

56.5

Rank #24 Confirmed

Qwen Max Alibaba (Qwen)

34.7

Rank #230 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 22.3.

Side by side

Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen Max specifications
Gemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
ProviderGoogleAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index56.534.7
Released2026-09-302024-04-03
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—33K
Max output—8K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.60
Output $ / M tokens—$6.40
Results tracked2123

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Coding15501288
Aider Polyglot—21.8%
LMArena WebDev1678—
FrontierSWE55%—
SciCode61.8%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Qwen Max: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
APEX-Agents82.2%—
Vending-Bench 213,718—

Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Hard Prompts15481269
CritPt27.1%—

Math Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Math15361275
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—16.1%
ProofBench99%—
MATH Level 5—67.2%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—1%

Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Expert15531248
GPQA Diamond—56.1%

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Qwen Max: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
Blueprint-Bench 254.4%—

Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Non-English15231263
LMArena Chinese16101254
LMArena Russian15371274
LMArena Spanish14971290
LMArena French—1330
LMArena German—1254
LMArena Japanese—1205
LMArena Korean—1142

Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Instruction Following15381262

Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Longer Query15491288
Fiction.LiveBench—66.7%

Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads

Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonQwen Max
LMArena Text15341282
LMArena Creative Writing15311248
LMArena Multi-Turn15571277

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Qwen Max?

Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen Max better for coding?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen Max share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.

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