ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview vs Gemini 4 Argon

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview

Baidu

$0.28 / $1.13

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Gemini 4 Argon

Google

$2.00 / $10.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview is 8.1× cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 4 Argon has the larger context window (1M vs 1M).

	ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview	Gemini 4 Argon
Input price / 1M	$0.28	$2.00
Output price / 1M	$1.13	$10.00
Blended price (3:1)	$0.49	$4.00
Cached input / 1M	$0.028	$0.10
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	922K	944K
Intelligence index	—	50.4
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	6
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-11-10	2026-10-13
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview or Gemini 4 Argon?

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview is 8.1× cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview vs Gemini 4 Argon: which has a bigger context window?

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview: 1,024,000 tokens. Gemini 4 Argon: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview ≈ $1,125, Gemini 4 Argon ≈ $9,000.

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