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Google · Gemini 4

Gemini 4 Argon

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Google's first Gemini 4 model and new frontier flagship, announced as a gated release for cyber defenders; it leads the LMArena Text board.

AA Intelligence
53#5 of 151
Input / output per 1M
$2.00/ $10.00
Output speed
—
Context window
1M tokens

Composite indexes

  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index#5 of 151
    53independentAA Intelligence Index v4.3.2, high effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Claude Opus 5.5 at 58

Coding

  • Terminal-Bench 4.0#7 of 96
    57.4%vendorGoogle DeepMind: Gemini models ↗
    57%independentTerminal-Bench 4.0 (AA harness), high effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Claude Sonnet 5.5 at 70.6%

  • SciCode#4 of 100
    62%independenthigh effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Claude Opus 5.5 at 66.9%

Agents and tool use

  • GDPval-AA#12 of 109
    1624independentGDPval-AA, high effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Muse Wonder Full at 1857

  • OSWorld-Verified#16 of 21
    69.2%vendorOSWorld 2.0 offlineGoogle DeepMind: Gemini models ↗

    Leader: Kimi K3 at 84.8%

Reasoning and knowledge

  • Humanity’s Last Exam#4 of 153
    57%independentno tools (AA), high effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Claude Sonnet 5.5 at 64.5%

  • CritPt#10 of 144
    27%independenthigh effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Muse Wonder Full at 33%

Vision and long context

  • AA Long Context Reasoning#33 of 144
    80%independenthigh effortArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗

    Leader: Kimi K3 at 88.7%

Human preference

  • LMArena Text#1 of 57
    1525independentgemini-4-argon-high, style control default, preliminary (4,892 votes), snapshot 2026-10-08LMArena Text leaderboard ↗

    Leader: Gemini 4 Argon at 1525

  • LMArena WebDev#7 of 58
    1678independentgemini-4-argon-high, snapshot 2026-10-08LMArena WebDev leaderboard ↗

    Leader: Claude Opus 5.5 at 1818

Other published results

ResultScoreReported bySource
AA-Briefcase v1.1 · high effort1488 EloindependentArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗
AutomationBench-AA (partial score) · high effort78%independentArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗
AA-Omniscience Index · high effort42 index (-100 to 100)independentArtificial Analysis: Gemini 4 Argon (high) ↗
Vals Index68.9%vendorGoogle DeepMind: Gemini models ↗
DeepSWE v1.177.9%vendorGoogle DeepMind: Gemini models ↗
Agents' Last Exam39.5%vendorGoogle DeepMind: Gemini models ↗

Specs

Released
September 30, 2026
Parameters
Undisclosed
Size class
Undisclosed
Input
text, image
Output
text
Context
1M tokens
Max output
Not published
Cached input
$0.10 / 1M
Blended 70/30
$4.40 / 1M
  • Price: Google: Gemini 4 Argon ↗ Announced introductory price; rises to $4 / $20 after an unstated intro period. Gated: access is limited to vetted cyber defenders in the Fairwind Program, with paid API customers and AI Ultra next and no date given. Not yet on the Gemini API pricing page.

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