Gemini 4 Argon Priced at $2/$10, Claimed to Beat Opus 5.5 at Half the Price
xennygrimmato_ · x · 2026-10-01
A comparison claims Gemini 4 Argon outperforms both Astra and Opus 5.5 at half of Opus pricing: Argon intro is $2/$10, Opus 5.5 is $4/$20, and Astra is $10/$50. If accurate, it sharply lowers the cost of frontier-level capability.
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