Vals Index

Data updated 30 Sept 2026

Bucket: Supporting evidence
Unit: percent
Direction: Higher is better
Version: —
Display harness: Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology
Board: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/

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1–4 of 4 entries

Model	Score	Harness	Evidence	Source-recorded date
Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle	68.9% Reported settings & source Gemini API highest thinking settings; exact named effort not specified by Google. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Provider-published launch claim, not independent measurement by Google for every row. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Methodology https://deepmind.google/models/evals-methodology/gemini-4-argon, SHA256 ff1df6bdeddc4c0f48840c09a8a7813b10ae7ad9e053892da68dabf64f09bff7. Preserve source rounding. Methodology says capabilities as of September 2026 and results as of October 2026; review date is source retrieval, not evaluation date. Comparison limit: Provider-published claim. Independent source results are admitted separately with exact checkpoint, effort and compatible protocol; this grid does not establish a matched comparison. Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology · Launch grid row 1: Vals Index / Gemini 4 Argon; methodology Additional Details · reviewed 2026-09-30	Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology	lab self-report	2026-09-30
Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic	65.8% Reported settings & source Comparator maximum available thinking/reasoning when reported, otherwise best available result; exact setting not identified by this grid. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Provider-published launch claim, not independent measurement by Google for every row. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Methodology https://deepmind.google/models/evals-methodology/gemini-4-argon, SHA256 ff1df6bdeddc4c0f48840c09a8a7813b10ae7ad9e053892da68dabf64f09bff7. Preserve source rounding. Methodology says capabilities as of September 2026 and results as of October 2026; review date is source retrieval, not evaluation date. Comparison limit: Provider-published claim. Independent source results are admitted separately with exact checkpoint, effort and compatible protocol; this grid does not establish a matched comparison. Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology · Launch grid row 1: Vals Index / Claude Fable 5.1; methodology Additional Details · reviewed 2026-09-30	Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology	lab self-report	2026-09-30
Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic	67% Reported settings & source Comparator maximum available thinking/reasoning when reported, otherwise best available result; exact setting not identified by this grid. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Provider-published launch claim, not independent measurement by Google for every row. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Methodology https://deepmind.google/models/evals-methodology/gemini-4-argon, SHA256 ff1df6bdeddc4c0f48840c09a8a7813b10ae7ad9e053892da68dabf64f09bff7. Preserve source rounding. Methodology says capabilities as of September 2026 and results as of October 2026; review date is source retrieval, not evaluation date. Comparison limit: Provider-published claim. Independent source results are admitted separately with exact checkpoint, effort and compatible protocol; this grid does not establish a matched comparison. Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology · Launch grid row 1: Vals Index / Claude Opus 5.5; methodology Additional Details · reviewed 2026-09-30	Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology	lab self-report	2026-09-30
GPT-6 AstraOpenAI	63.1% Reported settings & source Comparator maximum available thinking/reasoning when reported, otherwise best available result; exact setting not identified by this grid. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Provider-published launch claim, not independent measurement by Google for every row. Vals AI composite, weighted by contribution to US GDP; overlapping component benchmarks do not add an aggregate ranking vote. Methodology https://deepmind.google/models/evals-methodology/gemini-4-argon, SHA256 ff1df6bdeddc4c0f48840c09a8a7813b10ae7ad9e053892da68dabf64f09bff7. Preserve source rounding. Methodology says capabilities as of September 2026 and results as of October 2026; review date is source retrieval, not evaluation date. Comparison limit: Provider-published claim. Independent source results are admitted separately with exact checkpoint, effort and compatible protocol; this grid does not establish a matched comparison. Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology · Launch grid row 1: Vals Index / GPT-6 Astra; methodology Additional Details · reviewed 2026-09-30	Google Gemini 4 Argon launch and evaluation methodology	lab self-report	2026-09-30