Gemini 4 Argon Pricing

Gemini 4 Argon is the most expensive Gemini text model on Google's pricing page, and its price doubles on December 1, 2026.

Quick answer

Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. 1,000 typical requests cost about $8.00.

Gemini 4 Argon API pricing

Price type	Now (USD per 1M tokens)	From December 1, 2026
Input	$2.00	$4.00
Cached input	$0.10	$0.20
Output	$10.00	$20.00
Batch input	$1.00	$2.00
Batch output	$5.00	$10.00

Output prices include thinking tokens. Context caching is implicit only.

What Gemini 4 Argon costs in practice

Take a typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 400 output tokens. On Gemini 4 Argon:

1,000 requests cost $8.00 at standard prices.
1 million requests a month cost $8,000.
If half of each prompt is read from cache, 1,000 requests cost $6.10.
On the Batch API, with the same caching, they cost $3.05.

Price change: from December 1, 2026, the same 1 million requests cost $16,000 a month, 2x today's price. Plan your migration or caching work before then.

Cost calculator

Requests per month

Input tokens per request

Output tokens per request

Share of input read from cache (%)

Monthly cost, standard–

With your cache share–

On the Batch API–

Per 1,000 requests–

With apicuts: at least 20% less, after our fee–

Uses Gemini 4 Argon's standard prices checked October 30, 2026. Cache writes, thinking tokens and long-context tiers aren't included.

How to pay less for Gemini 4 Argon

Context caching cuts cached input to $0.10. Explicit caches also charge for storage per hour, so cache only what you reuse.
Batch Mode costs half the standard price.
Thinking tokens are billed as output, so set a thinking budget that fits the task.

apicuts switches these on for you, routes each request to the lowest-cost route that passes your quality checks, and guarantees at least 20% lower cost after our fee. See pricing.

Compare Gemini 4 Argon

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?

Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens at standard prices, according to Google's Gemini API pricing page (checked October 30, 2026). From December 1, 2026 that rises to $4.00 and $20.00.

How much do 1,000 Gemini 4 Argon requests cost?

About $8.00, for requests of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens without caching.

Is there a cheaper way to use Gemini 4 Argon?

Yes: caching repeated prompt prefixes, moving work that can wait to the Batch API at half price, capping output length, and sending simpler requests to a cheaper model.

Sources: Google's Gemini API pricing page. Checked October 30, 2026.

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