googleReleased Sep 30, 2026

Google: Gemini 4 Argon

Long decode can use the unified 1M-token budget for output; reads video, audio and PDFs, with implicit-only caching.

Source description

Gemini 4 Argon is Google's flagship reasoning model, built for complex software engineering, deep mathematical and scientific problem solving, and autonomous multi-step agents. Google trained it to keep context across...

Context window1M
Max output65.5K
Provider endpoints8
Benchmark results19
Measured performance

Benchmark results

All leaderboards ↗
1,486.44

Effort: high · High

Independent result
1,623.99

Effort: high · High

Independent result
AutomationBench-AA ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
77.51%

Effort: high · High

Independent result
SciCode ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
61.81%AA · Under review

Effort: high · High

Independent result
GDP.pdf ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
21.8%

Effort: high · High

Independent result
CritPt ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
27.14%AA · Under review

Effort: high · High

Independent result
AA-Omniscience ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
42.35

Effort: high · High

Independent result
79.67%

Effort: high · High

Independent result
LiveBench Overall ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
84.1%

Effort: high · single run · equal mean of 7 suites

Independent result
LiveBench Design ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
73.7%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Research ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
83.1%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Browser Use ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
92%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Coding ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
89.7%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Agentic ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
69.9%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Reasoning ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
95.1%

Effort: high · single run

Independent result
Access & cost

Prices across providers

8 quotes

Your token mix

USD · listed token rates

ExperientialStandard list rate
$4.50
Google AI Studio · via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/flex · tier=flex
$2.25
Google · via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global
$4.50
Google · via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us
$4.95
Google · via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/priority · tier=priority
$8.10
Google AI Studio · via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/priority · tier=priority
$8.10

OpenRouter

Catalog quote
Input
$2.00
Output
$10.00
Cached input
$0.10
USD / 1M tokens
1M context65.5K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 18, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon

Experiential

Standard list rate

Input
$2.00
Output
$10.00
Cached input
$0.10
USD / 1M tokens

Catalog list rate. Plan allowances and temporary discounts are separate.

1M context32.8K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 18, 2026
Endpoint IDgemini-4-argon

Google AI Studio

via OpenRouter

google-ai-studio/flex · tier=flex

Input
$1.00
Output
$5.00
Cached input
$0.05
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.09375/M tokens · Audio input $1/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.05/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-ai-studio/flex

Google

via OpenRouter

google-vertex/global

Input
$2.00
Output
$10.00
Cached input
$0.10
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.1875/M tokens · Audio input $2/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.1/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context65.5K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-vertex/global

Google AI Studio

via OpenRouter

google-ai-studio

Input
$2.00
Output
$10.00
Cached input
$0.10
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.1875/M tokens · Audio input $2/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.1/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-ai-studio

Google

via OpenRouter

google-vertex/us

Input
$2.20
Output
$11.00
Cached input
$0.11
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.1875/M tokens · Audio input $2.2/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.11/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context65.5K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-vertex/us

Google

via OpenRouter

google-vertex/global/priority · tier=priority

Input
$3.60
Output
$18.00
Cached input
$0.18
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.3375/M tokens · Audio input $3.6/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.18/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context65.5K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-vertex/global/priority

Google AI Studio

via OpenRouter

google-ai-studio/priority · tier=priority

Input
$3.60
Output
$18.00
Cached input
$0.18
USD / 1M tokens

Cache write $0.3375/M tokens · Audio input $3.6/M audio tokens · Cached audio input $0.18/M audio tokens · Audio tokens use separate rates from text input · Web search $0.014/search · Source discount 50%; rates as published

1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDgoogle/gemini-4-argon::google-ai-studio/priority

Offers for this model

1 offer

OpenCode · Discount

Gemini 4 Argon at half price

Pay-as-you-go access.

Checked · Manual checkSource ↗

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Model specifications

Developer
google
Modality
Language
Context
1,048,576 tokens
Maximum output
65,536 tokens
Weights
Not reported
Released
Sep 30, 2026
Provider listed
Oct 13, 2026
First discovered
Oct 16, 2026

Exact identities

  • openroutergoogle/gemini-4-argon
  • experientialgemini-4-argon
  • artificial-analysisd366dfa1-d940-4788-aa73-d298c45699b3
  • livebenchgemini-4-argon

Sources

Updated Oct 18, 2026

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