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Gemini 4 Argon vs Kimi K3
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Winner summary
Gemini 4 Argon wins on 17/18 benchmarks
Gemini 4 Argon wins 17 of 18 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · agentic · knowledge.
Category leads
speed·Gemini 4 Argonagentic·Gemini 4 Argonknowledge·Gemini 4 Argoncoding·Gemini 4 Argonmath·Gemini 4 Argongeneral·Gemini 4 Argon
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 4 Argon
#11 by perf·#1 by attention
Kimi K3
#54 by perf·#18 by attention
Best value
Gemini 4 Argon
1.6x better value than Kimi K3
Gemini 4 Argon
12.5 pts/$
$6.00/M
Kimi K3
7.7 pts/$
$7.72/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.27T·Tier 1
Moonshot AI
$50.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
18 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 4 ArgonKimi K3
Artificial Analysis · CritPt
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +3.7
Gemini 4 Argon
27.1
Kimi K3
23.4
Artificial Analysis · GDPval
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +4.5
Gemini 4 Argon
56.2
Kimi K3
51.7
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +10.2
Gemini 4 Argon
57.1
Kimi K3
46.9
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning
Kimi K3 leads by +9.0
Gemini 4 Argon
79.7
Kimi K3
88.7
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +9.0
Gemini 4 Argon
52.6
Kimi K3
43.6
Artificial Analysis · SciCode
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +2.3
Gemini 4 Argon
61.8
Kimi K3
59.5
APEX-Agents
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +31.8
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Gemini 4 Argon
82.4
Kimi K3
50.6
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +23.1
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 4 Argon
56.9
Kimi K3
33.7
Frontiercode
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +3.4
Gemini 4 Argon
47.5
Kimi K3
44.2
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +39.0
Gemini 4 Argon
78.0
Kimi K3
39.0
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +13.8
Gemini 4 Argon
86.0
Kimi K3
72.2
Frontierswe
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +29.1
Gemini 4 Argon
55.0
Kimi K3
25.9
Furniture Assembly
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +54.8
Gemini 4 Argon
60.7
Kimi K3
6.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +4.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 4 Argon
95.2
Kimi K3
90.8
Mystery Game Puzzles
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +41.9
Gemini 4 Argon
60.3
Kimi K3
18.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +2.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 4 Argon
100.0
Kimi K3
97.2
Proofbench
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +12.0
Gemini 4 Argon
99.0
Kimi K3
87.0
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +25.4
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Gemini 4 Argon
76.0
Kimi K3
50.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · CritPt | 27.1 | 23.4 |
Artificial Analysis · GDPval | 56.2 | 51.7 |
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam | 57.1 | 46.9 |
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning | 79.7 | 88.7 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 52.6 | 43.6 |
Artificial Analysis · SciCode | 61.8 | 59.5 |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 82.4 | 50.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 56.9 | 33.7 |
Frontiercode | 47.5 | 44.2 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 78.0 | 39.0 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 86.0 | 72.2 |
Frontierswe | 55.0 | 25.9 |
Furniture Assembly | 60.7 | 6.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 95.2 | 90.8 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 60.3 | 18.5 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 100.0 | 97.2 |
Proofbench | 99.0 | 87.0 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 76.0 | 50.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $40.00 | |
| $0.45 | $15.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $40.88 |