Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 API pricing
Gemini 4 Argon is cheaper on every example workload below. Prices last checked 2026-10-15.
| Gemini 4 Argon (Google) | Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M tokens | $2.0 | $4.0 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $10.0 | $20.0 |
| Context | — | — |
| Our tier (1–4) | 4 | 4 |
Example monthly bills
| Workload | Gemini 4 Argon | Claude Opus 5.5 | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat / Q&A 10M in / 2M out per month | $40.00 | $80.00 | Gemini 4 Argon saves $40.00/mo (50%) |
| Coding 20M in / 5M out per month | $90.00 | $180.00 | Gemini 4 Argon saves $90.00/mo (50%) |
| Output-heavy (reasoning, long answers) 10M in / 10M out per month | $120.00 | $240.00 | Gemini 4 Argon saves $120.00/mo (50%) |
Fine print
- Gemini 4 Argon: Promo through 2026-11-30; $4/$20 from 2026-12-01; not on Free tier
Cost only, not quality. “Tier” is our rough capability judgment, not a benchmark, and different tokenizers count the same text differently. Reasoning models may bill extra thinking tokens as output. Official sources: Google, Anthropic.
See all models on the full price table, the Google and Anthropic pricing pages, or try the savings calculator with your own numbers.