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Gemini 4 Argon API pricing
Google model · context window 1,048,576 · max input 1,048,576 · max output 65,536 tokens · vision, reasoning. Data last changed 2026-10-13. Per 1K tokens: $0.002 input, $0.01 output.
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| Input | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.10 / 1M tokens |
| Batch input | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Batch output | $5.00 / 1M tokens |
| Batch cached input | $0.05 / 1M tokens |
| Minimum cacheable prompt | 4,096.0 tokens |
Billing rules for caching, Batch and long prompts: Google API cost guide.
Price in context
Gemini 4 Argon ranks 13 of 15 current Google models by output price, cheapest first (Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is the cheapest at $0.40, Gemini Pro (latest) the most expensive at $12.00). Output tokens cost 5× the input price; the median across all 132 current models is 5×. Against the whole table (median $1.00 input / $3.855 output per 1M), Gemini 4 Argon is pricier on both input and output.
Cached input costs 5% of the normal input price ($0.10 vs $2.00 per 1M). In the support-chatbot scenario with 60% cache hits the month comes to $960 instead of $960 without caching (0% less). There is no separate cache-write charge: repeated prefixes are discounted automatically. The Batch API bills $1.00 input / $5.00 output per 1M (50% below the live rates) for jobs that are not time-critical; the batch-processing scenario costs $3,375 per month.
The context window is 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 2,097 pages of English text; 8% of current models accept more. The closest model from another provider by price is GPT-6.1 Sol ($2.00 / $10.00); the cheapest reasoning model for the chatbot scenario is Qwen Turbo at $16.68 per month against $960 for Gemini 4 Argon.
What it costs per month
| Scenario (per month) | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot 5,000 req/day · 1,200 in · 400 out · cache 60% | $960 |
| RAG over documents 2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 600 out · cache 30% | $1,046 |
| Coding agent 1,500 req/day · 25,000 in · 2,000 out · cache 80% | $1,440 |
| Deep reasoning 800 req/day · 3,000 in · 6,000 out · cache 20% | $1,584 |
| Batch processing 50,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 150 out · batch | $3,375 |
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Cheaper alternatives
Lowest monthly cost for the chatbot scenario among reasoning models:
- Qwen Turbo — $16.68/mo
- MiMo V2.6 Flash — $27.18/mo
- GPT-5 nano — $28.14/mo
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite — $32.28/mo
- Qwen Flash — $33.00/mo
Comparisons
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Other Google models
Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini Pro (latest), Gemini 3.8 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini Flash (latest), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini Flash Lite (latest), Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, Gemini 3 Flash Preview, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite · All Google API prices →
Models at a similar price
GPT-6.1 Sol ($2.00/$10.00), Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($2.00/$10.00), GPT-6 Sol ($2.00/$10.00), Claude Sonnet 5 ($2.00/$10.00), GPT-4o ($2.50/$10.00), GPT-5.1 ($1.25/$10.00)
Price history
| Date | Change | Old | New | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | Added | — | — | — |
Source and checks
| Data source | LiteLLM price list (MIT) |
|---|---|
| Official pricing | ai.google.dev ↗ |
| Last synced | 2026-10-13 20:00 UTC |
| Last price change | No price changes recorded since tracking began on 2026-10-08. |
| Cross-check | Matches models.dev |
| Official check | Not yet checked against the official page |
| Price region | Not stated by the sources |
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