Gemini 4 Argon

Oct 2026
Gemini 4 Argon
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$1.99per task?
$2 / $10per 1M in / out?cache $0.10
84 tok/sfirst token in 48 s?
1Mcontext

Rankingat high effort?

Alternatives?

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Coding
WebDev Arena≈1,678#9
SciCode61.8#4
DeepSWE 1.1lab77.9
Agents & Tool Use
Harvey LAB-AA 1.13.9#10
EBR Bench64.8#3
Writing & Language
Vision & Documents

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Synchronous output stops at 65,536›

With background false, output limits above 65,536 tokens return HTTP 400; stay at or below that limit. Source ↗

Sampling parameters are ignored›

temperature, top_p and top_k are ignored; remove them from requests. Source ↗

No explicit caching›

Explicit caching is unavailable; omit explicit cache requests. Source ↗

FAQ

How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?›

$2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.10 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $1.99 at high effort.

Is Gemini 4 Argon free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $2 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Gemini 4 Argon, and what is it best at?›

#3 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #4 of 132 in Coding, #1 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #2 of 195 in Writing & Language, #1 of 37 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Reasoning, Long context, Knowledge.

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Claude Fable 5?›

On AA Analyst Agent, Gemini 4 Argon scores 48.8 vs 48.8 — about the same. It is 77% cheaper per task.

How can I use Gemini 4 Argon?›

Through the Google API.

What is the context window of Gemini 4 Argon?›

1M tokens, with up to 944K output tokens.

When was Gemini 4 Argon released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-10-13. It is the current version in its line.

Is Gemini 4 Argon open source?›

No, Gemini 4 Argon is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K3.

Can Gemini 4 Argon read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files, audio, video as input.

What is Gemini 4 Argon?›

Gemini 4 Argon is a closed language model from Google, released Oct 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini 4 Argon?›

Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), Kimi K3 (open weights).