Gemini 4 Argon near the price–intelligence Pareto frontier

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Alex Getman @alexgetmancom · 30 Sep 2026, 20:45 UTC · Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:59 UTC

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🚨 Gemini 4 Argon sits almost right on the Pareto frontier for price vs intelligence, next to Claude Opus 5.5 Medium and High

Screenshot of an Artificial Analysis chart comparing models by Intelligence Index and cost per task. The green point for Gemini 4 Argon (high) lies on the dotted Pareto line next to brown points for Claude Opus 5.5 Medium and High.

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