# Gemini 4 Argon vs Hy4 preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 4 Argon and Hy4 preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-hy4-preview
- Last updated: September 30, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Gemini 4 Argon if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Hy4 preview only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Gemini 4 Argon leads overall 64.59 to 60.17.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 63.7 for Gemini 4 Argon and 53.5 for Hy4 preview.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AutomationBench in Agentic, with scores of 51.3% and 32.1%.
- Hy4 preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Hy4 preview also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Tencent |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | null | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.59 | 60.17 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 30 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 63.7 (Estimated · #14/119)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 53.5 (Estimated · #37/119)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 51.3% | 32.1% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 57.40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 39.5% | 22.8% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 68.0% | 53.0% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 (6x verifier timeout) | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 78.4% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 83.9% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 77.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.1% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 78.6% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 55.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 55.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 4 Argon
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 68.4 (Supported · #8/144)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 60.9 (Supported · #19/144)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 77.9% | 64.3% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 91.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 45.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 82.9% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 58.9% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 17.5% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 35.6% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 77.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | 99.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 84.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 16.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 84.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 71.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LVBench | 91.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 66.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 72.9 (Supported · #11/170)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 62.7 (Estimated · #36/170)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LABBench2 | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 92.3% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 92.3% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 55.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 0.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 4 Argon or Hy4 preview?

Gemini 4 Argon is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 4 Argon and Hy4 preview?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 63.7 for Gemini 4 Argon and 53.5 for Hy4 preview.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 4 Argon cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 4 Argon currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Hy4 preview cover on BenchLM?

Hy4 preview currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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