Gemini 4 Argon (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 4 Argon (High) by Google or GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Gemini 4 Argon (High) scores 4.8 points higher (52.6 vs 47.8) but costs 6.7× as much to run the benchmark ($2407 vs $361; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Gemini 4 Argon (High) when you need intelligence above 47.8, and GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) when 47.8 is enough.
| Metric | Gemini 4 Argon (High) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 52.6 | 47.8 | −9.1% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 9.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,407.24 | $361.37 | −85.0% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 85.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 63.35s | 13.81s | −78.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 78.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High): 9.1% less intelligence, 85.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 78.2% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 4 Argon (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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