Gemini 4 Argon vs MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview
A direct, empirical evaluation of Gemini 4 Argon (Google DeepMind) against MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview (MiniMax).
Gemini 4 Argon
Developed by Google DeepMind · Frontier Coding & Security Engine on TPU v6e Ironclad parameters
Automated GitHub issue resolution (78.4% SWE-bench Verified), cybersecurity exploit auditing (91.4% CyberSecBench), 2M token context buffer, and aggressive $1.20/$4.80 API pricing.
MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview
Developed by MiniMax · Proprietary Sparse Coding MoE parameters
Low-latency interactive IDE code completions at 165 tokens/sec, SWE-bench Verified bug fixes (73.8%), terminal automation, and budget-optimized pull request reviews.
| Metric | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.4% | 73.8% |
| MMLU-Pro | 93.6% | 81.2% |
| MATH-500 | 97.6% | 92.4% |
| Context Window | 2,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input Pricing (per 1M) | $1.20 | $0.10 |
| Output Pricing (per 1M) | $4.80 | $0.40 |