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Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Gemini 4 Argon: price

Gemini 4 Argon is 1.1× cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro for a typical chat (1,500 tokens in, 500 out).

ItemGemini 3.1 ProGemini 4 Argon
Input per 1M tokens$2.00$2.00
Output per 1M tokens$12.00$10.00
Cached input per 1M$0.20$0.10
1,000 chat messages1,500 tokens in, 500 out each$9.00$8.00
Summarize a 50-page PDF30,000 tokens in, 1,000 out$0.072$0.07
One coding-agent task60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out, no caching$0.168$0.16

Gemini 4 Argon: Introductory price through Nov 30, 2026; $4 in / $20 out (cache $0.20) from Dec 1, 2026. Context limit is shared between input and output.

List prices checked November 5, 2026. Price is half the story: see how people rate each one today.

Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Gemini 4 Argon in numbers

Output, usually the bigger part of the bill, costs $12.00 on Gemini 3.1 Pro and $10.00 on Gemini 4 Argon, so Gemini 4 Argon is 1.2× cheaper there. Input costs the same, $2.00 per million tokens. For a coding-agent task (60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out) that is $0.168 on Gemini 3.1 Pro and $0.16 on Gemini 4 Argon. Both accept up to 1.05M tokens of context. Gemini 3.1 Pro came out on February 19, 2026 and Gemini 4 Argon on October 13, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 4 Argon cheaper?

Gemini 4 Argon is 1.1× cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro for a typical chat (1,500 tokens in, 500 out). Output, usually the bigger part of the bill, costs $12.00 on Gemini 3.1 Pro and $10.00 on Gemini 4 Argon, so Gemini 4 Argon is 1.2× cheaper there.

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 4 Argon?

It depends on the task, and price is only part of it. Check how people rate each one today on the Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini 4 Argon pages, and read what users report in Discussions.