$ diff gemini-4-argon claude-sonnet-5-5
Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Sonnet 5.5
Values come from Gemini 4 Argon and Claude Sonnet 5.5, where each is cited to its source. This page states no benchmark result and ranks neither model — it puts two published specifications next to each other. Where a lab has not published a figure, the row says so rather than guessing.
Google DeepMindGemini 4 Argon
- context
- 2M
- weights
- closed
- $/M in
- $2
- $/M out
- $10
- context
- 1M
- weights
- closed
- $/M in
- $2
- $/M out
- $10
What actually differs
- Context window
- Gemini 4 Argon takes 2M against 1M — 2× more room in a single request.
- Recency
- Gemini 4 Argon shipped 2 days after Claude Sonnet 5.5 (2026-09-30 vs 2026-09-28).
Full spec
| Attribute | Gemini 4 Argon | Claude Sonnet 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Google DeepMind | Anthropic |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-28 |
| Context window | 2M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Pricing | $2/M input · $10/M output · cached input $0.10/M (introductory; stated to double to $4/$20) | $2/M input · $10/M output · cache reads 10% of base input |
| License | proprietary | proprietary (API-only; no weight release) |
| Availability | Fairwind Program (trusted cyber defenders) only; paid API and Google AI Ultra stated as next, no date | Claude apps, Claude API as `claude-sonnet-5-5`, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry, Claude Platform on AWS |