Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 4 Argon in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 14.2.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 56.5 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2026-09-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1550 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1678 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 55% |
| SciCode | — | 61.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 82.2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 13,718 |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1548 |
| CritPt | — | 27.1% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1536 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 99% |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1553 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 54.4% |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1523 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1610 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1537 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1538 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1549 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1534 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1531 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1557 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Gemini 4 Argon better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Gemini 4 Argon share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 4 Argon has 21.