Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Sonar
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
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PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 33.7.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Sonar?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Sonar better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.