Google opens Gemini 4 Argon globally with 95% cached-input discounts

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If you want to put Gemini 4 Argon into an application, the paid Gemini API tier is open globally in AI Studio and Android Studio. Google's latest frontier model targets complex, multi-step work in coding, finance, legal, cybersecurity, and science.

Here's what you get:

• API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Cached input receives a 95% discount.
• Google AI Ultra subscribers can use Argon in Antigravity and AI Studio. Gemini app and AI Mode in Search access is for Google AI Ultra or Pro subscribers.
• Enterprise access is through Gemini for business, the API, and Google Antigravity.

One catch: the Gemini API's 1 million-token limit is shared by input and output. Longer work uses a continuation protocol that requires setup.

Try it: Use the Gemini API in AI Studio or Android Studio on the paid tier.

Sources: blog.google