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Claude Mythos 5 vs Gemma 4 31B

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

83.93/100
Margin
22.9pts
← winning
61.08/100
3 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Claude Mythos 5 #1 (Supported); Gemma 4 31B #43 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Claude Mythos 5 and Gemma 4 31B share 3 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 12 results are unique to Claude Mythos 5; 26 to Gemma 4 31B.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
3
Claude Mythos 5 only
12
Gemma 4 31B only
26
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Pick Claude Mythos 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 31B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Claude Mythos 5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 83.93 to 61.08. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Claude Mythos 5's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 89.7 against 41.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 64.5% to 26.5%.

Claude Mythos 5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $10.00 input / $50.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 31B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Claude Mythos 5 gives you the larger context window at 1M+, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 31B.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Claude Mythos 5 and Gemma 4 31B
CategoryClaude Mythos 5ΔGemma 4 31B
CodingClaude Mythos 589.7Margin 48.1Gemma 4 31B41.6
MultimodalClaude Mythos 593.5Margin 16.6Gemma 4 31B76.9
KnowledgeClaude Mythos 568.5Margin 15.6Gemma 4 31B52.9
AgenticClaude Mythos 587.0MarginNo overlapGemma 4 31BNot measured
MathClaude Mythos 597.6MarginNo overlapGemma 4 31BNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Claude Mythos 5B · Gemma 4 31B
  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 64.5%B 26.5%
    Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 38
    HLE: Claude Mythos 5 scored 64.5%; Gemma 4 31B scored 26.5%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark.
  2. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 94.1%B 84.3%
    Winner: Claude Mythos 5Δ 9.8
    GPQA: Claude Mythos 5 scored 94.1%; Gemma 4 31B scored 84.3%. Claude Mythos 5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensClaude Mythos 5$10 input / $50 outputGemma 4 31B$0 input / $0 outputGemma 4 31B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondClaude Mythos 5Not availableGemma 4 31BNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenClaude Mythos 5Not availableGemma 4 31BNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensClaude Mythos 51M+Gemma 4 31B256KClaude Mythos 5 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 88%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 85%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 88%Not comparable
ExploitGymSource 17.5%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 14.4%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 59.9%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 15.2%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 804Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 35.26%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 28.3%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 37.3%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 15.1%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 36.4%Not comparable
CodingClaude Mythos 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 95.5%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 80.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 88.0%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 41.6%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 75.2%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 43.4%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 43.4%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
AA-LCRSource 62.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 1.4%Not comparable
KnowledgeClaude Mythos 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
GPQASource 94.1%84.3%Claude Mythos 5 leads
HLESource 64.5%26.5%Claude Mythos 5 leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 59%19.5%Claude Mythos 5 leads
MMLU-ProSource 85.2%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 29.4%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 85.7%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 22.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -45.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 19.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 81.6%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 38.9%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
USAMO 2026Source 97.6%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
SWE MultilingualSource 92.2%Not comparable
MultimodalClaude Mythos 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
SWE-bench MultimodalSource 54.9%Not comparable
CharXivSource 93.5%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 88.9%Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 76.9%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.4%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkClaude Mythos 5Gemma 4 31BResult
AA-IFBenchSource 75.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5 or Gemma 4 31B?

Claude Mythos 5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 83.93 to 61.08. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 64.5% and 26.5%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Mythos 5 or Gemma 4 31B?

Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 68.5 versus 52.9. Inside this category, HLE w/o tools is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Claude Mythos 5 or Gemma 4 31B?

Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 89.7 versus 41.6. Gemma 4 31B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Claude Mythos 5 or Gemma 4 31B?

Claude Mythos 5 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.5 versus 76.9. Gemma 4 31B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Claude Mythos 5
API / mo$45,000
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Gemma 4 31B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$429
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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