Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen2-72B
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and Qwen2-72B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 30.2.
- Qwen2-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1196 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1191 |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1235 |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 40.8% |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Qwen2-72B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1240 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1169 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1181 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Qwen2-72B?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen2-72B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.