Gemini 4 Argon
Wins the popularity contest: first on Arena, mid-pack on the index, and priced like a workhorse.
Key facts
- Score
- 85 / 100, rank #3
- Price
- $1.99 per 1M blended (Artificial Analysis estimate)
- Blended price
- $1.99 per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output), estimated
- Context window
- 1M
- Open weights
- No
- Released
- Sep 30, 2026
- Best for
- Chat and assistant products, Google Cloud shops, Price-sensitive frontier work
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).
Independent evals
| Benchmark | Result | Who ran it | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena text score (high) | 1525 | Arena text leaderboard (Oct 8, 2026) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (high) | 53 | Artificial Analysis LLM leaderboard | Oct 9, 2026 |
- Artificial Analysis blended price: $1.99 per 1M (Artificial Analysis LLM leaderboard)
What practitioners say
The announcement thread ran to 1,190 comments; the independent analysis thread was smaller and more measured.
Caveats
- Google's public pricing page did not list Argon when read; the blended figure is Artificial Analysis' estimate.
Questions people ask
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?
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).
How good is Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon ranks #3 of 12 on the Models at Work leaderboard with a score of 85 out of 100 (October 2026 edition). Wins the popularity contest: first on Arena, mid-pack on the index, and priced like a workhorse.
What is Gemini 4 Argon best for?
Gemini 4 Argon is best for chat and assistant products, google cloud shops, price-sensitive frontier work.
What are Gemini 4 Argon's benchmark scores?
Arena text score (high): 1525 (Arena text leaderboard (Oct 8, 2026)); Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (high): 53 (Artificial Analysis LLM leaderboard).
What is Gemini 4 Argon's context window?
Gemini 4 Argon has a 1M token context window according to Google.
Is Gemini 4 Argon open weights?
No. Gemini 4 Argon is a proprietary model available through Google's API and partner clouds.
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Methodology: 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. Our coverage: read the article.