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Gemini 4 Argon vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

Updated October 13, 2026. Rank says Gemini 4 Argon is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

Gemini 4 Argon has the higher public point estimate, 80.9 versus 37.8. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
Google logo

Google

80.9/100

Estimated · Public rank #6

Conditional range 71.2–90.6

Model B
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LiquidAI

37.8/100

Estimated · Public rank #141

Conditional range 23.4–52.1

Shared results
1
Gemini 4 Argon only
16
LFM2.5-24B-A2B only
12
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8
Estimated: Gemini 4 Argon and LFM2.5-24B-A2B. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Gemini 4 Argon

    Gemini 4 Argon has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
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  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    Gemini 4 Argon and LFM2.5-24B-A2B are scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. LFM2.5-24B-A2B does not fit this workload in one request.

    Confidence: listed-rates

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

71.5Gemini 4 Argon28.5LFM2.5-24B-A2B

Directional only · BenchAlign v5.8

Gemini 4 Argon has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

3 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Agentic

Directional only
Gemini 4 Argon
74.1
Estimated · #6/124
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
30.2
Estimated · #88/124
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 7 vs 5 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Coding

Directional only
Gemini 4 Argon
71.5
Supported · #6/149
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
28.5
Estimated · #98/149
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 2 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
Gemini 4 Argon
78.9
Supported · #9/181
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
40.8
Estimated · #112/181
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 1 vs 3 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon
80.6
Unranked · 3 rankable rows
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon
Not ranked
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon
Not ranked
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon
Not ranked
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
75.6
#61/128
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon
Not ranked
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon
$0.007
Fits in one request
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
$0.0006
Fits in one request

LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon
$0.13
Fits in one request
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
$0.008
Fits in one request

LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon
$0.16
Fits in one request
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
$0.022
Does not fit in one request

LFM2.5-24B-A2B does not fit this workload in one request.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

Gemini 4 Argon

$0.1 per 1M cached input tokens

Google Gemini API pricing

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

$0.05 per 1M cached input tokens

Liquid AI launch post

Reasoning profile

Gemini 4 Argon

Reasoning

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

Reasoning

Weight access

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

Open Weight

License

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

Open Weight

Release date

Gemini 4 Argon

2026-09-30

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

2026-10-13

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
Gemini 4 Argon has the higher public point estimate, 80.9 versus 37.8. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.13 vs $0.008. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.16 vs $0.022.
Context tradeoff
Gemini 4 Argon has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Gemini 4 Argon has the higher public point estimate, 80.9 versus 37.8. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 4 Argon or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher for coding on the public lane, 71.5 to 28.5. LFM2.5-24B-A2B is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 4 Argon or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Gemini 4 Argon scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 74.1 to 30.2. Gemini 4 Argon and LFM2.5-24B-A2B are scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which costs less, Gemini 4 Argon or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.007 on Gemini 4 Argon and $0.0006 on LFM2.5-24B-A2B; repository review costs $0.13 and $0.008; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.16 and $0.022. LFM2.5-24B-A2B does not fit this workload in one request.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 4 Argon or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

Gemini 4 Argon has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 131K.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence29 rows

Agentic

  • AutomationBench

    Gemini 4 Argon51.3%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B27.7%
    Source

    Gemini 4 Argon leads this result

  • Finance Agent v2

    Gemini 4 Argon65.4%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 4.0

    Gemini 4 Argon57.40%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Agents' Last Exam

    Gemini 4 Argon39.5%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld 2.0

    Gemini 4 Argon69.2%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • CWE-bench v1

    Gemini 4 Argon68.0%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 (6x verifier timeout)

    Gemini 4 Argon57.6%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • BFCL v4

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B65.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • τ³-bench results

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B8.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • PinchBench

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B83.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • WebArena-Verified

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B26.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • DeepSWE

    Gemini 4 Argon77.9%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierSWE v2

    Gemini 4 Argon55.0%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    Gemini 4 Argon91.90%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • PostTrainBench v1.1

    Gemini 4 Argon45.3%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • SciCode

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B32.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Verified

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B51%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • Graphwalks BFS 128K

    Gemini 4 Argon99.7%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M

    Gemini 4 Argon84.2%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • Chartography (no tools)

    Gemini 4 Argon71.6%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • LVBench

    Gemini 4 Argon91.7%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • LABBench2

    Gemini 4 Argon88.8%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B74.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B74.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B7.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Instruction following

  • Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts)

    Gemini 4 Argon0.7%
    Source
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B—

    Not directly comparable

  • IFEval

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B96.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • IFBench

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B74.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • MATH-500

    Gemini 4 Argon—
    LFM2.5-24B-A2B96.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

29 public results · 1 shared

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Last updated October 13, 2026