# DeepSeek V3 vs Gemini 4 Argon

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads Gemini 4 Argon in 0 of 3 shared categories.

DeepSeek V3: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

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

DeepSeek V3: open weights.

Gemini 4 Argon: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek V3 in General LLM at #1 against #11.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek V3 in Science at #1 against #114.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads DeepSeek V3 in Long context at #1 against #144.

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 5, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 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).