Gemini 4 Argon (High) vs GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 4 Argon (High) by Google or GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 4 Argon (High)
GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High): 0.4% less intelligence, 58.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 179.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 4 Argon (High) | GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 52.6 | 52.4 | −0.4% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 0.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,407.24 | $3,802.98 | +58.0% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 58.0% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 63.28s | 176.59s | +179.1% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 179.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $10.0 / $50.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
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 Astra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
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