Cheapest Gemini 4 Argon API: RunAPI is 94% below the official price
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00/$10 per 1M tokens from Google. The cheapest quote is RunAPI: $0.126 in, $0.630 out. Full table and buying checklist below.
| # | Provider | 1M input | 1M output | Discount | Tokens per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Official list | $2.00 | $10.00 | 0% | 30.0M |
| 1 | $0.126 | $0.630 | −94% | 476M | |
| 2 | $0.140 | $0.700 | −93% | 429M | |
| 3 | $0.300 | $1.50 | −85% | 200M | |
| 4 | $0.600 | $3.00 | −70% | 100M | |
| 5 | $1.45 | $7.24 | −28% | 41.4M | |
| 6 | $11.25 | $45.00 | — | 5.93M |
Tokens per $100 assume a “code” mix: 5 input tokens per output token. Prices are crawled; verify them on the provider page before buying.
What to check before buying
- Test the key with the free API checker — it verifies the endpoint responds, without sending tokens.
- Compare the blended cost for your workload, not just the input price: output tokens dominate in agent workloads.
- Check uptime and minimum top-up: the cheapest provider is useless if it is down half the day.