Gemini 4 Argon: $2,407 at benchmark, price doubled on December 1

Gemini 4 Argon has a total cost of $2,407 to run the Artificial Analysis benchmark, which is close to GLM-5.3 and lower than the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. The model is accessible via the Gemini API and requires a subscription of $100/month, with a launch rate of $2/million inputs and $10/million outputs that is set to double on December 1.

$2,407 for the Artificial Analysis benchmark, close to GLM-5.3

Artificial Analysis publishes the total cost to run its benchmark with each model. For Gemini 4 Argon, this amount is $2,407, placing it near GLM-5.3 and below the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. Even after the planned doubling of its rate, Argon would still be slightly cheaper than GPT-6 Astra. The developer of the LLM-Gemini plugin notes that price comparisons should take into account the number of tokens needed to achieve a goal in an agentic framework.

Access via the Gemini API and a $100/month subscription

Gemini 4 Argon is accessible via the Gemini API and for customers with a $100/month subscription. The developer of the LLM-Gemini plugin has integrated support for this model in version 0.35 of its tool, which allows access to Google's Gemini model family.

Launch rates, doubling on December 1, and cost example

At launch, Argon is offered at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. This rate matches that of GPT-6 Sol, represents half the price of Claude Opus 5.5, and one-fifth of Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra. On December 1, the price is set to double, which would place Argon at the same level as Claude Opus 5.5. The plugin developer has generated "pelican" images of different levels for demonstration and believes that Gemini stands out for its performance in SVG generation, emphasizing that the lab has specifically invested in this format. The "high" level illustration cost him 17.166 cents.