Command R (08-2024) vs Gemini 4 Argon

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R (08-2024)

Cohere

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Gemini 4 Argon

Google

$2.00 / $10.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Command R (08-2024) is 15.2× cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 4 Argon has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).

	Command R (08-2024)	Gemini 4 Argon
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$2.00
Output price / 1M	$0.60	$10.00
Blended price (3:1)	$0.26	$4.00
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.10
Context window	128K	1M
Max output	4K	944K
Intelligence index	—	50.4
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	6
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-10-13
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Command R (08-2024) or Gemini 4 Argon?

Command R (08-2024) is 15.2× cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Command R (08-2024) vs Gemini 4 Argon: which has a bigger context window?

Command R (08-2024): 128,000 tokens. Gemini 4 Argon: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R (08-2024) ≈ $600.00, Gemini 4 Argon ≈ $9,000.

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