Cheaper overall
Grok-4.7
25% lower blended rate
Cheaper on long prompts
Gemini 4 Argon
above 199,999 input tokens
Higher benchmark scores
Gemini 4 Argon
leads on 12 of 14 figures
Bigger context window
Gemini 4 Argon
1,048,576 vs 500,000 tokens
Cheaper cached input
Gemini 4 Argon
$0.10 vs $0.50, 80% less
Where each one wins
Gemini 4 Argon
- Cheaper cached input $0.10 vs $0.50, 80% less
- Cheaper on long prompts above 199,999 input tokens
- Larger context window 1,048,576 tokens
- Higher overall intelligence (Intelligence Index) 52.6 vs 46.4
- Higher expert-exam performance (Humanity's Last Exam) 57.1 vs 43.1
- Higher scientific coding (SciCode) 61.8 vs 57.8
- Ahead on 9 more benchmark figures
Grok-4.7
- Cheaper output tokens $6.00 vs $10.00, 40% less
- Higher long-context reasoning (AA-LCR) 80 vs 79.7
- Higher real-world task performance (GDPval) 61.1 vs 56.2
What four workloads cost
One run, and the same run a thousand times.
The gap opens on long prompts: Gemini 4 Argon costs $0.8300 against $1.64, a difference of $806.00 over a thousand runs.
| Workload | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok-4.7 | ×1,000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn 1,000 in / 500 out | $0.0070 | $0.0050 | $7.00 / $5.00 | Grok-4.7 is 29% cheaper |
| RAG answer 10,000 in / 800 out | $0.0280 | $0.0248 | $28.00 / $24.80 | Grok-4.7 is 11% cheaper |
| Agent loop 32,000 in / 700 out × 20 calls | $0.2800 | $0.4640 | $280.00 / $464.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 40% cheaper |
| Long document 400,000 in / 3,000 out | $0.8300 | $1.64 | $830.00 / $1,636.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 49% cheaper |
Price per 1M tokens
Above 199,999 input tokens the rates change, and the new rate applies to the whole request, not just the tokens past that point: Grok-4.7's input goes from $2.00 to $4.00. That is where the cheaper model changes.
| Context band | Price | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok-4.7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompts up to 199,999 tokens | Input | $2.00 | $2.00 | Same |
| Prompts up to 199,999 tokens | Cached input | $0.10 | $0.50 | Gemini 4 Argon is 80% cheaper |
| Prompts up to 199,999 tokens | Output | $10.00 | $6.00 | Grok-4.7 is 40% cheaper |
| Prompts up to 200,000 tokens | Input | $2.00 | $4.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 50% cheaper |
| Prompts up to 200,000 tokens | Cached input | $0.10 | $1.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 90% cheaper |
| Prompts up to 200,000 tokens | Output | $10.00 | $12.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 17% cheaper |
| Prompts over 200,000 tokens | Input | $2.00 | $4.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 50% cheaper |
| Prompts over 200,000 tokens | Cached input | $0.10 | $1.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 90% cheaper |
| Prompts over 200,000 tokens | Output | $10.00 | $12.00 | Gemini 4 Argon is 17% cheaper |
Blended: Gemini 4 Argon $4.00, Grok-4.7 $3.00 per 1M — one rate at 3:1 input to output, for comparing two models at a glance.
Both priced by Perplexity. Standard tier, pay-as-you-go.
Benchmarks
They share 14 figures: Gemini 4 Argon leads on 12, Grok-4.7 on 2. The widest gap is 111 points, on 3d Elo.
Overall intelligence
Intelligence Index — Overall intelligence across reasoning, knowledge & math evals
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 6.2
Expert-exam performance
Humanity's Last Exam — Expert-level questions across many academic domains
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 14
Long-context reasoning
AA-LCR — Long-context reasoning across large inputs
Grok-4.7 ahead by 0.3
Scientific coding
SciCode — Research-level scientific coding tasks
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 4
Physics research reasoning
CritPt — Unpublished physics research reasoning problems
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 9.1
Real-world task performance
GDPval — Economically valuable, real-world knowledge work
Grok-4.7 ahead by 4.9
Factual accuracy
Omniscience Accuracy — Breadth of factual knowledge across domains
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 0.2
Answer reliability
Omniscience Non-Hallucination — How reliably the model avoids fabricated answers
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 14.2
3d Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the 3d category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 111
Codecategories Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the codecategories category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 60
Dataviz Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the dataviz category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 95
Gamedev Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the gamedev category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 56
Uicomponent Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the uicomponent category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 58
Website Elo
Design Arena head-to-head rating in the website category
Gemini 4 Argon ahead by 64
Each figure is that model's best published run, with the effort level named beside it — where these scores come from.
Specifications
Gemini 4 Argon holds 548,576 more input tokens in one request. Gemini 4 Argon also takes audio and video. Only Gemini 4 Argon lists computer use.
| Specification | Gemini 4 Argon | Grok-4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 500,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | — |
| Takes in | Text, audio, image, video, file | Text, image, file |
| Puts out | Text | Text |
| Knowledge cutoff | 31 Mar 2026 | 31 May 2026 |
| Released | 13 Oct 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Sold by | Perplexity | Perplexity |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
| Web search | Not listed | Not listed |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Code execution | Yes | Yes |
| Computer use | Yes | Not listed |
| Open weights | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
FAQs
- Is Gemini 4 Argon cheaper than Grok-4.7?
- No — the other way round. A 1,000-token prompt with a 500-token reply costs $0.0070 on Gemini 4 Argon and $0.0050 on Grok-4.7.
- How much do Gemini 4 Argon and Grok-4.7 cost per 1M tokens?
- Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00 for input and $10.00 for output. Grok-4.7 costs $2.00 and $6.00. Standard pay-as-you-go rates, as of 17 Oct 2026.
- Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Grok-4.7?
- On published benchmarks, Gemini 4 Argon. It leads on 12 of the 14 figures both models report, including overall intelligence (Intelligence Index), where it scores 52.6 against 46.4.
- Is Gemini 4 Argon or Grok-4.7 cheaper for long prompts?
- Gemini 4 Argon, above 199,999 input tokens. A rate that changes at a context length applies to the whole request, not only the tokens past it, so the switch is sharp rather than gradual.
- Does Gemini 4 Argon or Grok-4.7 have a bigger context window?
- Gemini 4 Argon, at 1,048,576 tokens against 500,000. That is 548,576 more input tokens in a single request.