Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems
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Why it matters
A new frontier model is available through the API at $2 per million input and $10 per million output tokenThe chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.Full definition →, with cached input at 95% off. Re-check your model routingSending each request to a model chosen by the difficulty of the task, rather than using one model for everything.Full definition → and cost assumptions for coding and agentic workloads.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
token — The chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.
model routing — Sending each request to a model chosen by the difficulty of the task, rather than using one model for everything.
