Gemini 4 Argon hits 53 on AA Intelligence Index, matches GPT-6 Astra at 60% of the cost
cedric_chee · x · 2026-10-01
Google DeepMind's Gemini 4 Argon is its first proprietary model above the Flash class in over 7 months. At max reasoning it scores 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — matching GPT-6 Astra and a point ahead of GPT-6.1 Sol — putting Google back among the top three labs.
Key points:
- Gains come from lower hallucinations and stronger agentic capabilities; it leads DeepSWE v1.1 and AutomationBench on enterprise workflows, while coding performance varies by task.
- Output limit raised from 64K to 1M tokens with longer reasoning.
- Pricing: $2/$10 per 1M input/output tokens introductory, then $4/$20; with a 50% discount and cache discounts up to 95%, cost per task is 60% of GPT-6 Astra's.
Related event: Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon with 1M-Token Output, Defense-First Rollout(118 posts)→
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