> Gemini 4 Argon vs Kimi K3: index scores ~188 and 172 (GPT-4 = 100), API prices, context windows and results on the same independent tests, side by side.

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Side by side on the same independent tests, with price and context. The link in your address bar shares this exact comparison.

[Gemini 4 Argon](https://themodelindex.org/models/gemini-4-argon/)

[Kimi K3](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k3/)

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Next to Gemini 4 Argon

Cheapest at this level

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Closest rival, another lab

GPT-6.1 Sol

Where it started

GPT-4

Presets

Best open vs best closed (measured)

Today vs GPT-4 (2023)

Top three labs

US vs China, best of each

[Gemini 4 Argon](https://themodelindex.org/models/gemini-4-argon/)

~188

estimated

Weights

Closed

Released

Sep 2026

Price in / out

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Context

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Core tests taken

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[Kimi K3](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k3/)

172

161–183

Weights

Open

Released

Jul 2026

Price in / out

$0.68 / $10

Context

1.05M

Core tests taken

4 of 8

Gemini 4 Argon leads Kimi K3 by 15 points (one score is an estimate).

## Test by test · independent results · Epoch AI

Gemini 4 Argon

Kimi K3

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Only tests that at least two of these models have taken. Bold rows are the core tests shown on every profile; all of these results inform the index score. Task length (METR) is listed below the chart because it is a duration, not a percentage.

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Source: https://themodelindex.org/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-kimi-k3/ · The Model Index · data as of 2026-10-01