Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3.5-9B
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.5-9B in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 34.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 61.8% for Gemini 4 Argon and 27.5% for Qwen3.5-9B.
- Qwen3.5-9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 33.8 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Qwen3.5-9B: 35.9 (#217)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 61.8% | 27.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Qwen3.5-9B: 14.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Qwen3.5-9B: 23.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 27.1% | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | — |
| DTBench | — | 71.2% |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 139.46 |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Qwen3.5-9B: 34.8 (#192)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 61.7% |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5-9B leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 79% |
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Qwen3.5-9B?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3.5-9B better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.5-9B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.