How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?

It launches at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens at 95% off.

Who can access Gemini 4 Argon?

Developers and enterprises via the API in AI Studio and Gemini platform, Google AI Ultra subscribers in Google Antigravity, and Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.

What safety measures does Argon include?

Google deployed a multi-layer defense stack and an automated misalignment monitor. On the Gray Swan Indirect Prompt Injection benchmark, Argon cut attack success to 0.7% across 15 adaptive attempts.

Large Language ModelsAI Business & IndustryGoogle AI Blog13h agoOct 14, 2026, 04:00 JST

Gemini 4 Argon goes global, priced at $2 per million input tokens

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What happened
Google released Gemini 4 Argon today for developers, enterprises and subscribers, priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. It ranks #1 on the Vals Index and leads the Gray Swan Indirect Prompt Injection benchmark.
Why it matters
Argon is Google's most capable frontier model, aimed at high-stakes professional work like coding, finance, legal and cybersecurity, so its launch raises the bar for what businesses can expect from AI on complex, multi-step tasks.

WHO IT HITSEnterprise software teams and professional-services firms working on coding, legal, finance and cybersecurity tasks are the clearest beneficiaries. Early partners in Google's Fairwind Program, including Wiz, have already used Argon for security work.

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Context & Analysis

Gemini 4 Argon is the first step in the Gemini 4 family. It follows earlier Google models, and the company says Argon already outperforms other frontier models on benchmarks and has been used internally to increase agentic code submissions by more than 35% while reducing rollbacks by nearly a third.

The model launches alongside an outreach push. Google is offering 10,000 scientists the highest usage tier in Antigravity free for 6 months, and expanding its Fairwind Program to hundreds of additional partners. These moves suggest Google is positioning Argon not just as a product but as a platform for high-stakes professional work, from cybersecurity to enzyme design to robotics.

The pricing and safety details matter for adoption. With cached input tokens at 95% off and a 1M unified token limit, Argon appears designed for cost-sensitive enterprise workflows, while the safety stack addresses concerns about agent misuse and prompt injection that could otherwise slow corporate rollouts.

FAQ

How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?: It launches at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens at 95% off.
Who can access Gemini 4 Argon?: Developers and enterprises via the API in AI Studio and Gemini platform, Google AI Ultra subscribers in Google Antigravity, and Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.
What safety measures does Argon include?: Google deployed a multi-layer defense stack and an automated misalignment monitor. On the Gray Swan Indirect Prompt Injection benchmark, Argon cut attack success to 0.7% across 15 adaptive attempts.

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