GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 4 Argon
GPT-6 Astra is from OpenAI. Gemini 4 Argon is from Google. GPT-6 Astra costs $50.00 per million output tokens. Gemini 4 Argon costs $10.00. GPT-6 Astra leads on the Epoch Capabilities Index: GPT-6 Astra scores 169.1 and Gemini 4 Argon scores 166.1. A typical request, about 1,000 words in and 400 words out, costs $0.038 on GPT-6 Astra and $0.0076 on Gemini 4 Argon.
Prices updated . Benchmarks updated .
| GPT-6 Astra | Gemini 4 Argon | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | OpenAI | |
| You send / 1M | $10.00 | $2.00 |
| It replies / 1M | $50.00 | $10.00 |
| Context | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Launched | 2026-09-04 | 2026-10-13 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Typical request | $0.038 | $0.0076 |
| ECI | 169.1 | 166.1 |
| GPQA | 95.8% | 96.4% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 95.0% | 91.3% |
| HLE | 54.8% | n/a |
| AIME | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| SimpleQA | 75.6% | 76.0% |
| CritPt | 31.7% | 27.1% |
| Arena | 1,441 | 1,529 |
| Arena web | 1,773 | 1,679 |
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 4 Argon costs less to run: $10.00 per million output tokens, against $50.00 for GPT-6 Astra. Input tokens are $10.00 per million for GPT-6 Astra and $2.00 per million for Gemini 4 Argon. A typical request, about 1,000 words in and 400 words out, costs $0.038 on GPT-6 Astra and $0.0076 on Gemini 4 Argon.
Which scores higher?
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on Epoch Capabilities Index: 169.1 against 166.1 for Gemini 4 Argon. That index is an independent composite from Epoch AI. Lab-reported scores are kept off this comparison. Context windows are 1.05M and 1.05M. Prices are US dollars per million tokens at current public rates.
Verdict
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on Epoch Capabilities Index (169.1 vs 166.1). Gemini 4 Argon costs less at $10.00 per million output tokens. Context is 1.05M for GPT-6 Astra and 1.05M for Gemini 4 Argon. Use the model pages for every score on file, including lab-reported numbers.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon costs less to run: $10.00 per million output tokens, against $50.00 for GPT-6 Astra. Input tokens are $10.00 per million for GPT-6 Astra and $2.00 per million for Gemini 4 Argon. A typical request, about 1,000 words in and 400 words out, costs $0.038 on GPT-6 Astra and $0.0076 on Gemini 4 Argon.
Which scores higher, GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 4 Argon?
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on Epoch Capabilities Index: 169.1 against 166.1 for Gemini 4 Argon. That index is an independent composite from Epoch AI. Lab-reported scores are kept off this comparison. Context windows are 1.05M and 1.05M. Prices are US dollars per million tokens at current public rates.
What is the verdict for GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 4 Argon?
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on Epoch Capabilities Index (169.1 vs 166.1). Gemini 4 Argon costs less at $10.00 per million output tokens. Context is 1.05M for GPT-6 Astra and 1.05M for Gemini 4 Argon. Use the model pages for every score on file, including lab-reported numbers.
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Sources and licenses
- OpenRouter: Prices, context windows, modalities and the model list come from the OpenRouter public API. Data: OpenRouter.
- Vercel AI Gateway: The no-training flag comes from the Vercel AI Gateway model list.
- models.dev: Lab launch dates, open-weights flags and knowledge cutoffs come from models.dev. Copyright (c) 2025 models.dev, MIT License.
- Epoch AI: Independent benchmark scores and the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) come from Epoch AI's Benchmarking Hub, used under CC BY 4.0. Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking, epoch.ai/benchmarks. Scores Epoch marks as external keep their original license, and the source is named on each score.
- LMArena: Arena Elo (text, webdev and vision) comes from the LMArena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset), CC BY 4.0, leaderboard date 2026-10-28.
- Lab-reported scores, when an editor has added them, are the lab's own numbers. Each one links to the source and is labeled lab-reported. They are not used to rank the lists.
- What a score measures: the benchmark guide.