Gemini 4 Argon
- Next shutdown
- None setNo date on 2 platforms
- Arena Text
- 1,525#1 of 128 · Arena
- GPQA Diamond
- 96.4%#1 of 108 · Epoch AI
- List price · $ per 1M
- $2.00 in $10.00 outGemini API · cached input $0.10
- Context window
- 1MMax output 65.5K tokens
Dates on every platform
| Platform | Model ID and status | Deprecated | Shuts down | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini APIGoogle: Gemini 4 Argon (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | gemini-4-argonActive | – | None set | – |
| Google Vertex AIGoogle Cloud: Model versions and lifecycle (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | gemini-4-argonActive | – | None set | – |
Not available on the free tier.
What breaks when you move off Gemini 4 Argon
- Pricing
- Tooling
- Parameters
- Defaults
- Pricing
Intelligence
| Benchmark | Publisher | Score | Rank | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | Arena | 1,525 ± 5 | #1 of 128 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| GPQA Diamond | Epoch AI | 96.4% ± 1.2% | #1 of 108 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Arena WebDev | Arena | 1,678 ± 8 | #8 of 69 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Arena Agent | Arena | 0 ± 0 | #4 of 35 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| SimpleQA Verified | Epoch AI | 76.0% ± 1.4% | #1 of 68 | Oct 13, 2026 |
Arena (arena.ai), https://arena.ai/leaderboard
Epoch AI, ‘Capabilities & benchmarking’. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from ‘https://epoch.ai/benchmarks’ [online resource].
List prices
| Platform | Input | Cached | Output | In effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemini APIgemini-4-argon | $4.00 | $0.20 | $20.00 | Dec 1, 2026Scheduled · Implicit caching only. | Google: Gemini Developer API pricing (opens in a new tab) |
Gemini APIgemini-4-argon | $2.00 | $0.10 | $10.00 | Oct 13, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026Current · Introductory price. Implicit caching only. | Google: Gemini Developer API pricing (opens in a new tab) |
Google Vertex AIgemini-4-argon | $4.00 | $0.20 | $20.00 | Dec 1, 2026Scheduled · Global endpoint price; regional endpoints cost more. | Google Cloud: Agent Platform pricing (opens in a new tab) |
Google Vertex AIgemini-4-argon | $2.00 | $0.10 | $10.00 | Oct 13, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026Current · Introductory price, applied as credits on net spend. Global endpoint price; regional endpoints cost more. | Google Cloud: Agent Platform pricing (opens in a new tab) |
Change history
Price changeGemini 4 Argon introductory price endsGemini API, Google Vertex AI1 break
Input, output and cached-input prices for gemini-4-argon double on December 1, 2026 on the Gemini API and Agent Platform.
- Platform
- Gemini API, Google Vertex AI
- Model
- Gemini 4 Argon
- PricingPer-token cost doubles from December 1, 2026.
Source: Google, Gemini Developer API pricing (opens in a new tab); Google, What's new in Gemini 4 Argon (opens in a new tab); Google Cloud, Agent Platform pricing (opens in a new tab)
ReleaseGemini 4 Argon releasedGemini API, Google Vertex AI4 breaks
Google released Gemini 4 Argon as generally available on the Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, with a unified 1M token limit for input and output.
- Platform
- Gemini API, Google Vertex AI
- Model
- Gemini 4 Argon
- ToolingExplicit context caching is not supported; remove calls that create or reference cached content. Implicit caching stays on.
- Parameterstemperature, top_p and top_k are ignored.
- DefaultsThe model can spend more of max_output_tokens on thinking; Google recommends a limit of at least 32,768 tokens.
- PricingThe introductory price ends on November 30, 2026, and the standard price doubles it.
Source: Google, Gemini API release notes (opens in a new tab); Google, What's new in Gemini 4 Argon (opens in a new tab); Google, Gemini Developer API pricing (opens in a new tab); Google Cloud, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform release notes (opens in a new tab)