Row verified 22 Oct 2026
Gemini 4 Argon
Google's flagship reasoning model, built for complex software engineering.
- Newest release
Google · released 13 Oct 2026 · proprietary API
Gemini 4 Argon among the 42 models on the Frontier Index, placed by blended price.
Context window
1M
1,000,000 tokens
Input price
$2
per 1M tokens
Output price
$10
per 1M tokens
Blended
$4
3:1 in:out mix
Weights
Proprietary
API only
Released
13 Oct 2026
Long-context / tier pricing — Google's pricing page lists $2 in / $10 out through 2026-11-30 and $4 in / $20 out from 2026-12-01. Cached input $0.10/1M ($0.20 from 2026-12-01), implicit caching only (explicit caching is not supported). Listed prices are the base rate for prompts up to ~200K tokens.
Where it ranks
Of 42 models tracked.
Cost to run
#25(tied)
of 42
Input price
#21(tied)
of 42
Context window
#10(tied)
of 42
Compare with
The nearest models by blended cost to run.
Put it to work
Specs from BitByteCore's hand-verified Frontier Ledger (v2026-10-22), this row verified 22 Oct 2026 against Google's official pricing ↗. Model pricing moves fast, so confirm with Google before you rely on a figure.