AiGanakGemini 4 Argon API pricing
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens at Google's standard list price, checked 26 October 2026. It rises to $4 and $20 on 1 December 2026. One typical support answer costs about $0.00940.
Gemini 4 Argon (Google) costs $2 input, $0.1 cached input and $10 output per million tokens at standard list price, checked 26 October 2026. Batch: $1 input and $5 output. From 1 December 2026 the price rises to $4 input and $20 output. A typical support answer costs $0.00940.
Gemini 4 Argon price per million tokens
Model ID gemini-4-argon. Source: Google's pricing page, checked 26 October 2026. AiGanak re-checks every price weekly.
| Standard | Batch | From 1 December 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | $2 | $1 | $4 |
| Cached input | $0.1 | $0.05 | $0.2 |
| Output | $10 | $5 | $20 |
- Batch requests return within 24 hours at the batch rate.
What Gemini 4 Argon costs per request
Token counts are stated so you can check the arithmetic.
| Task | Tokens | Per request | Per 1,000 | $100 buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 2,000 input tokens, none cached, 300-token reply | $0.00700 | $7.00 | 14,285 |
| Support answer | 6,000 input tokens (4,000 cached instructions and help text), 500-token answer | $0.00940 | $9.40 | 10,638 |
| Document summary | 20,000-token document, no caching, 800-token summary | $0.048 | $48.00 | 2,083 |
Gemini 4 Argon compared with similar models
Cost of the same support answer (6,000 input tokens (4,000 cached instructions and help text), 500-token answer). Cheaper is not better unless quality holds on your own examples.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Support answer | vs Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | $2 / $10 | $0.00940 | — |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) | $2 / $12 | $0.011 | 15% dearer |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 / $20 | $0.019 | 100% dearer |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10 / $50 | $0.046 | 389% dearer |
| GPT-6 Astra | $10 / $50 | $0.049 | 421% dearer |
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Gemini 4 Argon pricing questions
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How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost per million tokens?
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2 input, $0.1 cached input and $10 output per million tokens at Google's standard list price, checked 26 October 2026. Batch processing costs $1 input and $5 output per million tokens.
How much does one request cost on Gemini 4 Argon?
A support answer with 6,000 input tokens (4,000 of them cached) and a 500-token reply costs about $0.00940, or $9.40 per 1,000 answers, at standard list prices.
Is Gemini 4 Argon getting more expensive?
Yes. Google's pricing page lists $2 input and $10 output until 30 November 2026, then $4 and $20 per million tokens from 1 December 2026.
What is a cheaper alternative to Gemini 4 Argon?
Among flagship models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) is the cheapest for the same support answer at $0.011 per request, against $0.00940 on Gemini 4 Argon. Test quality on your own examples before switching.
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