Gemini 4 Argon API pricing
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. A typical chatbot request (about 1,500 input + 400 output tokens) costs $0.0072, or $7.15 per 1,000 requests.
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| Model | Per month |
|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon |
≈ = estimated token count: only OpenAI publishes its tokenizer. Claude counts use Anthropic’s published ratios; use the count_tokens API for an exact number.
Gemini 4 Argon price per million tokens
USD, Google standard tier. Prices checked on October 28, 2026.
| Token type | Price per 1M | With Batch API |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2 | $1 |
| Cached input | $0.1 | $0.05 |
| Output | $10 | $5 |
Note: Launch price through November 30, 2026; $4 / $20 from December 1, 2026.
Model ID: gemini-4-argon · Source: ai.google.dev
What a Gemini 4 Argon request costs
| Request | Per request | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply 500 input + 200 output tokens | $0.0031 | $3.05 |
| Chatbot turn with context 1,500 input + 400 output tokens | $0.0072 | $7.15 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 8,000 input + 500 output tokens | $0.02 | $21.80 |
| Long-document summary 150,000 input + 2,000 output tokens | $0.34 | $335 |
Token counts are measured with GPT's o200k tokenizer and converted for Gemini 4 Argon (see below). No caching or batch discount.
Similarly priced models
| Model | Chatbot request | vs Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-4.1 OpenAI | $0.0062 | −13% |
| o3 OpenAI | $0.0062 | −13% |
| GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | $0.0070 | −2% |
| GPT-6 Sol OpenAI | $0.0070 | −2% |
| GPT-5.6 Terra OpenAI | $0.0078 | +9% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) Google | $0.0080 | +11% |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Gemini 4 Argon API cost?
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens on Google's standard tier. Prices checked on October 28, 2026.
How much does one Gemini 4 Argon request cost?
A typical chatbot request with about 1,500 input and 400 output tokens costs about $0.0072, or $7.15 per 1,000 requests. Paste your own prompt into the calculator on this page for an exact estimate.
Does Gemini 4 Argon support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input costs $0.1 per million tokens, 95% less than regular input.
Does Gemini 4 Argon have a Batch API discount?
Yes: 50% off for requests sent through the Batch API, which may take up to 24 hours. That makes it $1 / $5 per million input / output tokens.
How are Gemini 4 Argon tokens counted?
Gemini 4 Argon's tokenizer is not published. We estimate about 1.05× the GPT o200k count for the same text.
Gemini 4 Argon comparisons
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