Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.40
Total cost
-
GoogleGemini 4 Argon (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
52.60
Total cost
$2407
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)Gemini 4 Argon (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)26.452.6+99.2% Gemini 4 Argon (High) is 99.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$2,407.24— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.10s63.35s+319.5% Gemini 4 Argon (High) is 319.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$2.00 / $10.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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