# DeepSeek R1 vs Gemini 4 Argon

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Gemini 4 Argon in 0 of 4 shared categories.

DeepSeek R1: $1.15 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 4 Argon: $4.000000000000001 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek R1: open weights.

Gemini 4 Argon: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #1 against #118.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #1 against #116.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek R1 in Science at #1 against #90.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek R1 in Long context at #1 against #123.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 28, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon is state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 2, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).