Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon is a model from Google, listed under Language models. It was released in October 2026. It costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens. It costs less than 38% of the 87 available models in its category. It accepts up to 1.05M tokens per request. Prices as of Oct 22, 2026, from the provider's official pricing page.
- Headline price
- $4.00 / 1M tokens ▲ 100% from Dec 1
- Input
- $2.00 per 1M tokens
- Output
- $10.00 per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Max output
- 66k
Overview
Google's flagship, natively multimodal across text, image, audio and video. The largest context window in this catalogue. Paid tier only, and the current price is promotional: it doubles on 2026-12-01.
- Scientific reasoning
- Very long documents
- Video and audio understanding
Current prices
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.10 / 1M tokens |
Scheduled change: input becomes $4.00 / 1M tokens on Dec 1, 2026.
Checked against the provider page on Oct 22, 2026.
Price history
Every published change, from the date it took effect. A faded line is a change announced but not yet in force.
Show data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | $2.00 |
| 2026-12-01 (scheduled) | $4.00 |
Show data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | $10.00 |
| 2026-12-01 (scheduled) | $20.00 |
Show data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | $0.10 |
| 2026-12-01 (scheduled) | $0.20 |
How it compares
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| Model | Value |
|---|---|
| GPT-5 nano | $0.1375 / 1M tokens |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | $0.1488 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.175 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4.1 nano | $0.175 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Luna | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Luna Pro | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4o Mini | $0.2625 / 1M tokens |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | $0.3234 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | $0.45 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.4 nano | $0.4625 / 1M tokens |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.525 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | $0.5625 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5 Mini | $0.6875 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | $0.70 / 1M tokens |
| Mistral Large 4 | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $0.775 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.85 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.85 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3 Flash | $1.13 / 1M tokens |
| Grok Build 0.1 | $1.25 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.3 | $1.56 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.20 Reasoning | $1.56 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning | $1.56 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | $1.56 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | $1.69 / 1M tokens |
| o3-mini | $1.93 / 1M tokens |
| o4-mini | $1.93 / 1M tokens |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | $1.98 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6.1 Terra Pro | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.7 | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.6 | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.5 | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini Omni Flash | $3.38 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5 | $3.44 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $3.44 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.1 | $3.44 / 1M tokens |
| o3 | $3.50 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4.1 | $3.50 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Sol | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Sol Pro | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4o | $4.38 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | $4.50 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $4.50 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.2 | $4.81 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | $4.81 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.4 | $5.63 / 1M tokens |
| Qwen3.8 Max Prime | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $8.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | $8.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 5 | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Chat Latest | $11.25 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.5 | $11.25 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4 Turbo | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Astra | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-6 Astra Pro | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Fable 5 | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| Claude Mythos 5 | $20.00 / 1M tokens |
| o1 | $26.25 / 1M tokens |
| o3-pro | $35.00 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-4 | $37.50 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5 Pro | $41.25 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | $57.75 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | $67.50 / 1M tokens |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | $67.50 / 1M tokens |
| o1-pro | $263 / 1M tokens |
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4.00 / 1M tokens |
Show data
| Model | Value |
|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra | 1.05M |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 1.05M |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1.05M |
| GPT-6 Sol | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1.05M |
| GPT-6 Astra Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-6 Luna Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-6 Sol Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | 1.05M |
| GPT-6.1 Terra Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.4 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.5 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 1.05M |
| Gemini Omni Flash | 1.05M |
| Muse Wonder | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | 1.05M |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | 1.05M |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | 1.05M |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | 1.05M |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | 1.05M |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3 Flash | 1.05M |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 1.05M |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | 1.05M |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | 1.05M |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | 1.05M |
| Muse Spark 1.2 | 1.05M |
| GPT-4.1 | 1.05M |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | 1.05M |
| GPT-4.1 nano | 1.05M |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 1M |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 1M |
| Grok 4.3 | 1M |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 1M |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 1M |
| Kimi K3 | 1M |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Reasoning | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | 1M |
| Z.ai GLM 5.3 (on Mistral) | 1M |
| Qwen3.8 27B | 1M |
| Qwen3.8 Max Prime | 1M |
| Mistral Large 4 | 1M |
| Claude Fable 5 | 1M |
| Claude Mythos 5 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 5 | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 1M |
| Grok 4.7 | 500k |
| Grok 4.6 | 500k |
| Grok 4.5 | 500k |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | 400k |
| Chat Latest | 400k |
| GPT-5 | 400k |
| GPT-5 Mini | 400k |
| GPT-5 nano | 400k |
| GPT-5 Pro | 400k |
| GPT-5.2 | 400k |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | 400k |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | 400k |
| GPT-5-Codex | 400k |
| GPT-5.1 | 400k |
| GPT-5.1-Codex | 400k |
| GPT-5.1-Codex Mini | 400k |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | 400k |
| GPT-5.2-Codex | 400k |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | 400k |
| GPT-5.4 nano | 400k |
| Grok Build 0.1 | 256k |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | 256k |
| Mistral Small 4 | 256k |
| Ministral 3 14B | 256k |
| Ministral 3 8B | 256k |
| Ministral 3 3B | 256k |
| Command A | 256k |
| Command A Reasoning | 256k |
| North Mini Code | 256k |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | 256k |
| Mistral Large 3 | 256k |
| Kimi K2.6 | 256k |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | 200k |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 200k |
| o3 | 200k |
| o3-pro | 200k |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | 200k |
| codex-mini-latest | 200k |
| o1 | 200k |
| o1-pro | 200k |
| o3-deep-research | 200k |
| o3-mini | 200k |
| o4-mini | 200k |
| o4-mini-deep-research | 200k |
| gpt-oss-120b | 131k |
| gpt-oss-20b | 131k |
| Command A+ | 128k |
| Codestral | 128k |
| Aya Expanse 32B | 128k |
| Command A Vision | 128k |
| Command R7B | 128k |
| Command R (08-2024) | 128k |
| Command R+ (08-2024) | 128k |
| ChatGPT-4o | 128k |
| GPT-4 Turbo | 128k |
| GPT-4 Turbo Preview | 128k |
| GPT-4.5 Preview | 128k |
| GPT-4o | 128k |
| GPT-4o Mini | 128k |
| GPT-4o Mini Search Preview | 128k |
| GPT-4o Search Preview | 128k |
| GPT-5 Chat | 128k |
| GPT-5.1 Chat | 128k |
| GPT-5.2 Chat | 128k |
| GPT-5.3 Chat | 128k |
| o1 Preview | 128k |
| o1-mini | 128k |
| Command R | 128k |
| Command R+ | 128k |
| Voxtral Small | 32k |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | 16k |
| babbage-002 | 16k |
| davinci-002 | 16k |
| Aya Vision 32B | 16k |
| computer-use-preview | 8k |
| GPT-4 | 8k |
| Tiny Aya Earth | 8k |
| Tiny Aya Global | 8k |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 1.05M |
Benchmarks
| Benchmarks | Score |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Index Artificial Analysis's composite score across about ten independent evaluations (reasoning, knowledge, coding, agentic work, long context), run the same way for every model. The strongest models score in the 50s. | 52.6 |
| SciCode Writing code to solve research-level problems in physics, chemistry, biology and maths, checked by tests. | 61.8% |
| Humanity's Last Exam About 2,500 expert-written questions at the frontier of human knowledge across maths, science and the humanities. Even the best models answer well under two thirds. | 57.1% |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR) Questions that require reasoning across several long documents at once (around 100k tokens), not just finding one passage. | 79.7% |
Independent evaluations by Artificial Analysis, run the same way for every model, at the reasoning setting shown. Percentages unless marked as an index. Source
Alternatives
Same category, closest price, other providers first.
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| 6 |
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Preview
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?
Gemini 4 Argon is priced at input $2.00 / 1M tokens, output $10.00 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.10 / 1M tokens, according to Google's published pricing (checked Oct 22, 2026).
What is the context window of Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon accepts up to 1.05M tokens per request. It can write up to 66k tokens in one response.
Is Gemini 4 Argon still available?
Yes. Gemini 4 Argon is generally available through the Google API.
When was Gemini 4 Argon released?
Gemini 4 Argon was released in October 2026.
What is the API model ID for Gemini 4 Argon?
Use gemini-4-argon when calling the Google API.
What are the alternatives to Gemini 4 Argon?
Models in the same category at a similar price include Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Anthropic), GPT-6.1 Sol (OpenAI), GPT-6 Sol (OpenAI) and GPT-6 Sol Pro (OpenAI).