Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Step 3
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and Step 3 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 37.6.
- Step 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1367 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Step 3: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1366 |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1333 |
Multimodal Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1371 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1332 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Step 3?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or Step 3 better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Step 3 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.