Gemini 4 Argon — agentic flagship for paid developers, price doubles 1 Dec
Google opened Gemini 4 Argon to paid Gemini API developers on 13 Oct, after a 30 Sep defender preview.
In this article: In brief · What announced · Cost and access · Why it matters · What to check · What is still unknown · At a glance · Sources
In brief
- What changed: More agentic functionality, including persistent tasks that continue while you are away, and connections to 40+ external apps.
- Who gets it: Paid API developers from 13 Oct 2026; Gemini app gains more agentic features
- The catch: Intro $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens to 30 Nov 2026, then $4 / $20
What Google DeepMind announced
On 13 Oct 2026, Google DeepMind released Gemini 4 Argon — agentic flagship for paid developers, price doubles 1 Dec for chat / reasoning work. More agentic functionality, including persistent tasks that continue while you are away, and connections to 40+ external apps.
Google’s official announcement, on 13 October 2026, describes Argon as built for deep, multi-step work in coding, finance, law, cybersecurity and science, and as available to paid developers and enterprises through the Gemini API, with Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers getting it in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, and Ultra subscribers getting it in Antigravity. The price point is the part to budget carefully: $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens is an introductory price, with $4 and $20 applying from 1 December 2026.
What it costs, and who can use it today
Price: Intro $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens to 30 Nov 2026, then $4 / $20. Access: General. Availability: Paid API developers from 13 Oct 2026; Gemini app gains more agentic features. A token, where prices are per million tokens, is roughly part of a word; prices are per million tokens processed, not per message. Open-weight means downloadable weights — check the licence for commercial use, because downloadable does not automatically mean unrestricted.
Why it matters
The price step on 1 Dec is the story, not just the launch. Anyone budgeting on the intro price needs the second price in the same paragraph.
What to check before you rely on it
- The exact access route for your account and region, on the official website linked below.
- The current price and any introductory or preview price end date.
- The licence and commercial-use terms for your intended use, especially for open-weight models.
Benchmark figures in this article, where given, are reported figures from the maker or from named coverage — they are not tests run by AI Updates.
What is still unknown
- No major field is missing from the sources checked; prices, caps and availability can still change after the checked date
At a glance
| LAUNCHED | 13 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Lab and type | Google DeepMind · Chat / Reasoning |
| Price | Intro $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens to 30 Nov 2026, then $4 / $20 |
| Access | General |
| Last checked | 25 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Gemini 4 Argon launched? 13 Oct 2026, by Google DeepMind.
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost? Intro $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens to 30 Nov 2026, then $4 / $20
Who can use Gemini 4 Argon today? Paid API developers from 13 Oct 2026; Gemini app gains more agentic features
Sources
Also checked: VentureBeat category page, 13 Oct 2026, plus release-calendar date — a calendar or category page verifies date, lab and type only, not price or access.
Official sources are listed first, because a lab’s own announcement or product page is the primary source for price, access and availability. Secondary coverage is listed second, and is never used to upgrade an unverified figure into a settled fact.
Corrections: see Corrections for dated corrections already applied to this site, including the Kimi, Muse Wonder, Mistral and Duet corrections. If a price, date or access rule on this page has changed, it will be corrected here with a dated note. Last checked 25 Oct 2026. Prices and availability can change after the checked date — confirm on the provider page.
