Google prices Gemini 4 Argon at $2 per million input tokens, output at $10M, restricts free access
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Google released pricing for Gemini 4 Argon, a paid-only model with input costs of $2 per million tokens, output at $10M, and aggressive discounts for cached input.
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Google announced pricing for its Gemini 4 Argon model available exclusively to paid users, with input tokens priced at $2 per million and output at $10 per million tokens; cached input carries a 95% discount. Free Gemini users have no access to the model. The pricing structure reflects Google's strategy to monetize advanced AI capabilities while incentivizing cached requests for reduced costs.