Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Haiku 5.5
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (85 vs 74 out of 100). Claude Haiku 5.5 is about 9.9× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.20 vs $1.99, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Gemini 4 Argon leads 53 to 43.
| Gemini 4 Argon · Google | Claude Haiku 5.5 · Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Leaderboard rank | #3 | #7 |
| Score (0–100) | 85 | 74 |
| Tier | Frontier | Fast and cheap |
| Price per 1M tokens | $1.99 blended (estimate) | $0.10 in · $0.50 out |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 53 | 43 |
| Arena text score | 1525 | — |
| Best for | Chat and assistant products, Google Cloud shops, Price-sensitive frontier work | Classification and extraction, Routing tiers, Latency-sensitive paths |
Choose Gemini 4 Argon if…
- you need chat and assistant products
- you need google cloud shops
- you need price-sensitive frontier work
Wins the popularity contest: first on Arena, mid-pack on the index, and priced like a workhorse.
Caveats: Google's public pricing page did not list Argon when read; the blended figure is Artificial Analysis' estimate.
Choose Claude Haiku 5.5 if…
- you need classification and extraction
- you need routing tiers
- you need latency-sensitive paths
Ten cents a million and, per the people using it, smarter than the other ten-cent model; mind the 100K cliff.
Caveats: Price jumps five-fold above 100K input tokens, which commenters call an absurdly low cutoff for agent runs.
What practitioners say
Gemini 4 Argon: The announcement thread ran to 1,190 comments; the independent analysis thread was smaller and more measured.
Claude Haiku 5.5: The thread had over a thousand points in a day; the recurring reports are near-perfect structured classification in production and 'noticeably smarter than GPT-6 Luna', against complaints about the 100K pricing tier.
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Claude Haiku 5.5?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (85 vs 74 out of 100). Claude Haiku 5.5 is about 9.9× cheaper per blended million tokens ($0.20 vs $1.99, one figure an Artificial Analysis estimate). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, Gemini 4 Argon leads 53 to 43.
When should I choose Gemini 4 Argon over Claude Haiku 5.5?
Choose Gemini 4 Argon for chat and assistant products, google cloud shops, price-sensitive frontier work. Wins the popularity contest: first on Arena, mid-pack on the index, and priced like a workhorse.
When should I choose Claude Haiku 5.5 over Gemini 4 Argon?
Choose Claude Haiku 5.5 for classification and extraction, routing tiers, latency-sensitive paths. Ten cents a million and, per the people using it, smarter than the other ten-cent model; mind the 100K cliff.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Claude Haiku 5.5?
Google does not publish a simple list price for Gemini 4 Argon; Artificial Analysis estimates a blended $1.99 per million tokens (three input to one output). Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens on Anthropic's list price (Claude pricing, read Oct 10, 2026).
Scores come from the Models at Work leaderboard: Score is 0 to 100: 50% independent evals normalised within this table, 20% price-performance, 15% practitioner sentiment from Signals and community threads, 15% operational fit (context, speed, availability, open weights). Models within three points are a tie in practice. Vendor-published figures are labelled as such and never counted as independent. Prices are vendor list prices where published; blended figures assume three input tokens per output token.