Gemini 4 Argon vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Harvey LAB-AA 1.1?
Gemini 4 Argon3.9
MiniMax M3.1 Flash—
EBR Bench?
Gemini 4 Argon64.8
MiniMax M3.1 Flash—
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| AutomationBench-AA | 77.5 | 72.5 |
| GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.1 | 1,631.1 | 1,465.7 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 57.1 | 25.8 |
| Terminal-Bench Science 0.1 | 52.9 | 3.3 |
| AA-Briefcase 1.1 · Elo | 1,483.3 | 1,473.4 |
| AA-LCR (long context) 1.1 | 79.7 | 79.7 |
| FrontierCode 1.1 | 43.5 | 38.6 |
| AutomationBench · Zapier run | 51.3 | — |
| AA Analyst Agent | 48.8 | — |
| Harvey LAB-AA 1.1 | 3.9 | — |
| SWE-bench Pro (v2 full) | 99.2 | — |
| SWE-bench Pro (v2 hard) | 92.2 | — |
| EBR Bench | 64.8 | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 72.5 | — |
Specs
| Spec | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M | !$2 | $0.15 |
| Output, per 1M | !$10 | $0.60 |
| Cost per task? | $1.62 | $0.22 |
| Speed, tok/s | 79 | 121 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Released | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| See images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read PDFs | ✓ | — |
| Hear audio | ✓ | — |
| Watch video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Call tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Force a tool call | Partial | ? |
| Return strict JSON | ✓ | — |
| Search the web | ✓ | ? |
| Run code | ✓ | ? |
| Use a computer | ? | ? |
What breaks when you switch
Gemini 4 Argon → MiniMax M3.1 Flash
No PDF input
No strict JSON
Complete model response must be appended›
In multi-turn tools, preserve the complete assistant response, including reasoning_content and tool_calls, to maintain reasoning continuity.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash → Gemini 4 Argon
Synchronous output stops at 65,536›
With background false, output limits above 65,536 tokens return HTTP 400; stay at or below that limit.
Sampling parameters are ignored›
temperature, top_p and top_k are ignored; remove them from requests.
No explicit caching›
Explicit caching is unavailable; omit explicit cache requests.