Image model showdown: Gemini 4 Argon takes 13 min at $1.2, DeepSeek matches quality in 50 min at $0.4
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-17
@notjazii tested Gemini 4 Argon and DeepSeek v4.1-1017 on the same image prompt at max reasoning:
- Argon: 13 minutes, $1.2
- DeepSeek: 50 minutes, $0.4
Output quality came out surprisingly close, with DeepSeek even producing better water details — trading 4x slower speed for roughly a third of the cost. The poster is polling followers on which result looks better.
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