Gemini 4 Argon goes global: tops Vals Index at 68.9%, 1M-token window, $2/$10 pricing
heyshrutimishra · x · 2026-10-16
- Rollout: Announced Sep 30 and globally available since Oct 13, Gemini 4 Argon is now open to everyone per Google's blog.
- Benchmarks: Google reports a Vals Index of 68.9%, vs 67.0% for Opus 5.5, 65.8% for Fable 5.1, and 63.1% for GPT-6 Astra.
- Context/output: A shared 1,048,576-token input/output window with a 65,536 default output cap; longer responses use a continuation protocol within the same budget.
- Pricing: $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens through Nov 30.
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