Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Updated October 21, 2026. 35 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
vs boards won of 35 shared
Decision reading
Pick Gemini 4 Argon for coding: it scores 80.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 50.0 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B.
Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when output tokens cost 10.0x less.
Model AGemini 4 ArgonGoogle80.5/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen50.0/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
- Shared results
- 35
- Gemini 4 Argon only
- 57
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
- 17
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon scores 80.5 against 50.0.
2 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon leads, 52.6 against 11.9.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon leads, 1315 against 1159.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Gemini 4 Argon has a Vals Index result, 69.2%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Gemini 4 Argon $0.0070, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 4 Argon 80.5 from 2 benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 50.0 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 45.2 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena WebDev: Gemini 4 Argon 1678 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 1275, 57.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 4 Argon $10.00 against Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.00 per million output tokens, 10.0x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 4 Argon takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 4 Argon | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 6 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 4 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 5 | 0 | ||
| General | 13 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 35 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index60
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 69.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LiveBench coding | 89.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | 1275 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 57.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 91.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 68.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 2.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 100.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 57.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | 56.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 21.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 77.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 58.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| SciCode | 61.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 18.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| FrontierCode | 47.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| FrontierSWE | 55.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 41.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 2100.1 | 461.4 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1546 | 1412 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1556 | 1393 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1692 | 1257 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1643 | 1287 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 52.6 | 11.9 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 166.4 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index19 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1151 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LiveBench research | 83.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LiveBench browser | 92.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 69.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | 44.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 65.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 44.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 54.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 27.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 75.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 76.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 44.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Vals Science Index | 55.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Time Horizon Index (Vals AI) | 52.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| CUA-bench (Vals AI) | 4.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Robo-bench (Vals AI) | 0.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 43.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| APEX-Agents | 82.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $13,718 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 95.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 45.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 61.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 57.1% | 4.5% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 96.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| ARC-AGI | 98.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 91.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Chess puzzles | 59.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 64.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| EBR-bench | 64.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1546 | 1372 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1550 | 1338 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1548 | 1380 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 39.3 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 100.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 86.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 78.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| ProofBench | 99.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1536 | 1365 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1557 | 1367 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 88.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 58.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 76.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1548 | 1347 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1555 | 1347 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1548 | 1358 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1525 | 1343 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1315 | 1159 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1333 | 1112 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1377 | 1099 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1334 | 1084 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1389 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1328 | 1143 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LiveBench design | 73.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index130
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 69.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | 85.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 69.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 53.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 87.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 40.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.7% | 45.7% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| DTBench | 97.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMCA | 63.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| Furniture assembly | 72.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Argon measured |
| LMArena Text | 1532 | 1357 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1534 | 1355 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1527 | 1333 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: English | 1538 | 1359 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1522 | 1346 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1611 | 1357 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1325 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1311 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1305 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1398 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1503 | 1360 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1534 | 1366 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1344 | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1556 | 1366 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1547 | 1378 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1529 | 1340 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1527 | 1317 | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 4 Argon$0.0070Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.0008Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 4 Argon$0.130Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.018Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 4 Argon$0.500Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B$0.070Fits in one request
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 13, 2026 | July 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | 80.5 | 50.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding?
Pick Gemini 4 Argon for coding: it scores 80.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 50.0 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B when output tokens cost 10.0x less.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?
Gemini 4 Argon, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison based on?
35 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 4 Argon's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.