Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3 Max
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 43.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen3 Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 38.7.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1456 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | 71.56 |
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1478 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1462 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena German | — | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1399 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1419 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Qwen3 Max?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 43.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 43.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3 Max share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.