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Gemini 4 Argon vs GPT-5.4

Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 are both current text models, from Google and OpenAI. Gemini 4 Argon is 20% cheaper per 1M input tokens than GPT-5.4, $2 vs $2.50. On Arena Text, Gemini 4 Argon scores 1522 Elo and GPT-5.4 1475 Elo (Arena, measured November 9, 2026). Both accept about 1.05M tokens of context (1,048,576 and 1,050,000).

Higher Arena Text
Gemini 4 Argon1522 Elo against 1475 Elo
Lower price per 1M input tokens
Gemini 4 Argon$2 against $2.50
Longer context window
GPT-5.41.05M tokens against 1.05M tokens
Newer release
Gemini 4 ArgonSep 2026 against Mar 2026

Data verified November 11, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-11

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Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4, line by line

Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.

FactGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4
Price
Price per 1M input tokens$2 (better)$2.50
Price per 1M output tokens$10 (better)$15
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text1522 Elo (#2 of 48) (better)1475 Elo (#16 of 48)
Arena WebDev1682 Elo (#8 of 44) (better)1399 Elo (#40 of 44)
GPQA Diamond96.4% (#2 of 40) (better)93.3% (#16 of 40)
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)86% (#10 of 39) (better)78.6% (#16 of 39)
SimpleQA Verified76% (#3 of 36) (better)45.1% (#24 of 36)
LiveBench OverallNot measured77.97 points (#2 of 2)
Specs
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Release dateSeptember 30, 2026March 5, 2026
AccessAPI onlyAPI only
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,050,000 tokens
Max output1,000,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Inputtext, image, videotext, image
Outputtexttext

Scores:Arena · 2026-11-11Epoch AI · 2026-11-11LiveBench · 2026-06-25

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Charts

Against every current text model

Where Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.

Where each stands

On Arena Text, Gemini 4 Argon ranks #2 and GPT-5.4 #16 of 48 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.

Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 among the current text models, one row per benchmark, price and context window.

Independent benchmarks

Arena Text

Gemini 4 Argon:#2of 48

1,522 Elo · ahead of 98%

GPT-5.4:#16of 48

1,475 Elo · ahead of 66%

Arena WebDev

Gemini 4 Argon:#8of 44

1,682 Elo · ahead of 84%

GPT-5.4:#40of 44

1,399 Elo · ahead of 9%

GPQA Diamond

Gemini 4 Argon:#2of 40

96.4% · ahead of 97%

GPT-5.4:#16of 40

93.3% · ahead of 59%

FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)

Gemini 4 Argon:#10of 39

86% · ahead of 74%

GPT-5.4:#16of 39

78.6% · ahead of 61%

SimpleQA Verified

Gemini 4 Argon:#3of 36

76% · ahead of 94%

GPT-5.4:#24of 36

45.1% · ahead of 34%

Price and context

Price per 1M input tokens

Gemini 4 Argon:#33of 57

$2 · cheaper than 23%

GPT-5.4:#45of 57

$2.50 · cheaper than 21%

Price per 1M output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon:#38of 57

$10 · cheaper than 25%

GPT-5.4:#45of 57

$15 · cheaper than 20%

Context window

Gemini 4 Argon:#12of 67

1.05M tokens · longer than 64%

GPT-5.4:#1of 67

1.05M tokens · longer than 85%

Scores fromArena · 2026-11-11Epoch AI · 2026-11-11

Quality against price

Arena Text · measured November 9, 2026

Gemini 4 Argon scores 1,522 at $4; GPT-5.4 scores 1,475 at $5.63 (blended price per 1M tokens). The line joins the current models no other beats on both price and Arena Text score; hover any point to name it.

Quality against priceArena Text score against price for 40 text models, Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 marked.1,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,550$0.30$1$3$10MOST ATTRACTIVE QUADRANTMedian price $2.08Median 1,472Blended price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scaleArena Text (Elo)Gemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4
Quality against price: the data
Arena Text score against price for 40 text models, Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 marked.
ModelProviderBlended price per 1M tokensArena Text (Elo)
Gemini 4 CarbonGoogle$41,526
Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle$41,522
Muse WonderMeta$81,511
Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic$81,506
Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle$1.501,497
Muse Spark 1.3Meta$21,496
Kimi K3Moonshot Kimi$61,487
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI$81,485
Qwen3.8-MaxAlibaba Qwen$31,484
Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle$31,483
GLM-5.3Z.ai$2.151,483
GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI$41,482
GPT-5.5OpenAI$111,481
MiMo-V2.6-ProXiaomi MiMo$0.541,480
GPT-5.4OpenAI$5.631,475
DeepSeek-V4.1-FlashDeepSeek$0.521,475
GPT-6 AstraOpenAI$201,474
GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai$0.241,474
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle$1.131,473
Grok 4.20xAI$1.561,472
Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic$41,472
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI$4.501,468
Grok 4.5xAI$31,466
DeepSeek-V4-ProDeepSeek$1.981,464
GPT-6 SolOpenAI$41,457
Grok 4.6xAI$31,456
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.851,455
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI$0.451,453
MiMo-V2.6-FlashXiaomi MiMo$0.181,448
Step 5 PreviewStepFun$1.431,448
Grok 4.3xAI$1.561,442
Grok 4.7xAI$31,442
GPT-6 LunaOpenAI$0.201,441
Mistral Large 4Mistral AI$1.051,423
Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic$0.201,422
GPT-4.1OpenAI$3.501,415
Inkling 2 SmallThinking Machines Lab$0.471,412
Solar Pro 4Upstage$0.521,387
GPT-4.1 miniOpenAI$0.701,383
GPT-4.1 nanoOpenAI$0.181,322

Cost

What each costs

Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.

The same work, priced

For 10M input and 2M output tokens, GPT-5.4 costs 1.4 times as much as Gemini 4 Argon, at each provider's listed rates.

What Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 cost for the same work, at the rates each provider lists.

  • 10M input and 2M output tokens

    GPT-5.4 costs 1.4× as much

    Gemini 4 Argon
    $40
    GPT-5.4
    $55

  • The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached

    GPT-5.4 costs 1.5× as much

    Gemini 4 Argon
    $22.90
    GPT-5.4
    $34.75
Workload or rateGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4
Example workloads
10M input and 2M output tokens$40 (better)$55
The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached$22.90 (better)$34.75
Other listed rates
1M input tokens, cached$0.10 (better)$0.25

Your own bill will differ. These figures use list prices and example workloads. The AI Model Cost Audit reviews your real usage, shortlists models that score as well for each task for less, and estimates the savings.

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Verdict

When to choose each

Gemini 4 Argon

Where it leads

  • Lower input and output prices, $2 and $10 vs $2.50 and $15 per 1M tokens
  • Higher Arena Text score, 1522 Elo vs 1475 Elo
  • Higher Arena WebDev score, 1682 Elo vs 1399 Elo
  • Higher GPQA Diamond score, 96.4% vs 93.3%
  • Higher FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) score, 86% vs 78.6%
  • Higher SimpleQA Verified score, 76% vs 45.1%
  • Longer responses, up to 1,000,000 vs 128,000 output tokens
  • Accepts video input

Best for

  • Long-horizon coding and knowledge work once it reaches general API access

Watch out for

  • The $2 input and $10 output rates are introductory and end on November 30, 2026; from December 1 Google charges $4 and $20 per 1M tokens
  • Not on the Gemini API free tier, and explicit context caching is not supported; implicit caching takes 95% off repeated input
  • Answers longer than 64K tokens need background execution, and Google advises client timeouts of at least 15 minutes for hard prompts
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GPT-5.4

Where it leads

No measured lead over Gemini 4 Argon in this data.

Best for

  • Long-context coding and professional-work evaluations

Watch out for

  • Prompts above the provider long-context threshold use higher token rates; reproduce cost and quality on the target workload
Full GPT-5.4 profile

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FAQ

Gemini 4 Argon vs GPT-5.4 FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or GPT-5.4?

Gemini 4 Argon is 20% cheaper per 1M input tokens than GPT-5.4, $2 vs $2.50. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Gemini 4 Argon costs $40 and GPT-5.4 $55 at standard rates.

Which is cheaper with prompt caching, Gemini 4 Argon or GPT-5.4?

Gemini 4 Argon charges $0.10 per 1M cached input tokens, 95% below its standard input rate, and GPT-5.4 $0.25, 90% below. With 9M of 10M input tokens cached and 2M output tokens, Gemini 4 Argon costs $22.90 and GPT-5.4 $34.75.

Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, Gemini 4 Argon or GPT-5.4?

Gemini 4 Argon leads on Arena Text, 1522 Elo to 1475 Elo; Gemini 4 Argon leads on Arena WebDev, 1682 Elo to 1399 Elo; Gemini 4 Argon leads on GPQA Diamond, 96.4% to 93.3%. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 4 Argon or GPT-5.4?

Both accept about 1.05M tokens of context (1,048,576 and 1,050,000). Gemini 4 Argon returns up to 1,000,000 tokens per response, GPT-5.4 128,000.

How do Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.4 differ in features?

Gemini 4 Argon takes text, image and video input; GPT-5.4 takes text and image.

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