NeuroGenesysGemini 4 Argon API pricing
Last updated • By Will Schulz
Gemini 4 Argon costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens on Google's standard API tier, as of Nov 09, 2026. An introductory rate of $2.00 input and $10.00 output applies until Nov 30, 2026. 1,000 chatbot replies (2K tokens in, 500 out each) cost about $18.00.
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost per token?
| Rate | Input | Output | Cached input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $4.00 | $20.00 | not listed |
| Introductory, until Nov 30, 2026 | $2.00 | $10.00 | not listed |
Standard-tier list prices from Google's pricing page, last checked Nov 09, 2026. Batch processing and committed-use discounts can be lower; cache-write surcharges and taxes are not included.
What do common jobs cost on Gemini 4 Argon?
| Workload | Cost | At intro price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 chatbot replies2K tokens in, 500 out each | $18.00 | $9.00 | calculator |
| Summarize 1M tokens of documents100 documents of 10K tokens, a 500-token summary each | $5.00 | $2.50 | calculator |
| 1,000 RAG queries20K tokens in (half from the prompt cache), 800 out eachno cache price listed: billed at the full input rate | $96.00 | $48.00 | calculator |
| 100 coding-agent steps150K tokens in (90% cached), 4K out eachno cache price listed: billed at the full input rate | $68.00 | $34.00 | calculator |
| 1M classification calls800 tokens in, 10 out each | $3,400 | $1,700 | calculator |
Computed with the LLM API cost calculator's pricing rules: cached tokens at the cache-read rate where one is listed, and the long-context rate for the whole request once a prompt passes the threshold. Tokenizers differ, so the same text is a different number of tokens on each provider.
How does Gemini 4 Argon compare with similar-priced models?
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | 1,000 chatbot replies | vs Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | $9.00 | 0.50× |
| GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $9.00 | 0.50× |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview)Google | $2.00 | $12.00 | $10.00 | 0.56× |
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4.00 | $20.00 | $18.00 | — |
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4.00 | $20.00 | $18.00 | 1.00× |
| GPT-5.5OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | $25.00 | 1.39× |
Closeness and order use the list-price cost of 1,000 chatbot replies (2K tokens in, 500 out each). Compare every model on your workload.
Questions
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost per 1M tokens?
$4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens at Google's standard list price, as of Nov 09, 2026, with an introductory $2.00 / $10.00 until Nov 30, 2026. Output tokens include any reasoning tokens the model generates.
How much do 1,000 chatbot replies cost with Gemini 4 Argon?
About $18.00 at the list price, for 1,000 replies of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each ($9.00 at the introductory rate). Longer prompts, prompt caching and reasoning tokens change this; the cost calculator handles all three.
Does Gemini 4 Argon have prompt caching or long-context pricing?
Our price table lists no cached-input rate for Gemini 4 Argon, so cached tokens are priced at the full input rate here. There is no separate long-context rate in the price table.
What is cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon?
Among the models priced closest to it, Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Anthropic, $2.00 in / $10.00 out, $9.00 per 1,000 chatbot replies) and GPT-6.1 Sol (OpenAI, $2.00 in / $10.00 out, $9.00 per 1,000 chatbot replies) and Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) (Google, $2.00 in / $12.00 out, $10.00 per 1,000 chatbot replies) cost less. Price is not quality: compare them on your own prompts before switching.
Related tools
- Free toolLLM API cost calculatorCost per call, day and month across Claude, GPT and Gemini, with caching and long-context rates.
- Free toolToken counterCount a text's tokens and check which context windows it fits.
- GuideLLM API pricing: every modelInput and output prices for every model we track, side by side.
Sources
- Google API pricing — Google
