Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 ArgonAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6 Astrahighsame-13%$1.73Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2
BetterClaude Fable 5.1xhigh+2%+200%$5.98Replace forced tool_choice+5
OpenGLM 5.3 Flashmax-31%-86%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4CheaperGPT-6.1 Solmaxsame-64%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5CheaperClaude Opus 5.5medium-4%-33%$1.34No forced tool use+5GPT-6 Astrahighsame-13%$1.73Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-6.1 Solmaxsame-64%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5Claude Opus 5.5medium-4%-33%$1.34No forced tool use+5Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh-5%-38%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-5.6 Solxhigh-5%-40%$1.18Claude Fable 5.1xhigh+2%+200%$5.98Replace forced tool_choice+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen-31%-86%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813highOpen-34%-51%$1.32 / $3.96No image input+6
Kimi K3maxOpen-36%same$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3TInkling SmallxhighOpen-60%-84%$0.45 / $1.20Context: 1M → 256K+1
Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen-60%-49%$1.01Context: 1M → 262K+5Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh-5%-38%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated-9%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.6 Flashhigh-33%-20%*$1.60Gemini 3 Flash Previewhigh-65%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.5 Flash Litehigh-92%-90%$0.19Gemini 2.5 Prothinking-95%—$1.25 / $10DiffusionGemma 26B A4BOpenn/a—$0.05 / $0.15Context: 1M → 256K+1Gemma 4 12BthinkingOpenn/a—$0.10 / $0.30Context: 1M → 256K+1All Google models →Benchmarks
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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 GPT-6 Astra?›
On ARC-AGI-2 · public evaluation, Gemini 4 Argon scores 97.1 vs 97.9 — about the same. It is 15% more expensive 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 GLM 5.3 Flash.
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?›
GPT-6 Astra (cheaper), Claude Fable 5.1 (better), GLM 5.3 Flash (open weights).