Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 ArgonAlternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashunstated-2%-63%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1
OpenDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813max-30%-66%$0.67No image input+6
CheaperGPT-6.1 Solmax-3%-64%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewhigh-12%-72%$0.50 / $3CheaperGemini 3.6 Flashhigh-13%-20%*$1.60Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated-2%-63%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-6.1 Solmax-3%-64%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5Gemini 3 Flash Previewhigh-12%-72%$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh-13%-20%*$1.60DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen-30%-66%$0.67No image input+6
Kimi K3maxOpen-33%same$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
GLM 5.3maxOpen-46%same$2.01No image input+5
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen-47%-81%$0.23 / $2.30Context: 1M → 262K+3TInklingxhighOpen-47%-57%$0.95 / $4.05Context: 1M → 256K+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewhigh-3%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.8 Flashhigh-8%-38%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3 Flash Previewhigh-12%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh-13%-20%*$1.60Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstated-56%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 2.5 Flashunstated-63%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpen-86%—$0.08 / $0.16Context: 1M → 131KGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen-86%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KAll 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 Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?›
On SimpleQA Verified v1, Gemini 4 Argon scores 76 vs 77.5 — lower.
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 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.
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?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (open weights).