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Gemini 4 Argon vs Mercury 2.5

At a glance

Google's flagship reasoning model, built for complex software engineering, deep mathematical and scientific problem solving, and autonomous multi-step agents.

1.0M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M

Inception's latest diffusion LLM and the fastest reasoning model available, producing and refining tokens in parallel instead of one at a time.

260K ctx$0.04/$0.15 per M
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
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MathInsufficient data
Sources:OpenRouter
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
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Sources:OpenRouter
Cheaper98%
Specs
1.0M
Context
66K
Max output
Oct 2026
Released
260K
Context
66K
Max output
Sep 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Reasoning$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.10/M tokens
Cache write$0.19/M tokens
Image input$2.00/M tokens
Audio input$2.00/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input98%$0.04/M tokens
Output99%$0.15/M tokens
Cache read96%$0.004/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Gemini 4 Argon vs Mercury 2.5▼

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or Mercury 2.5?

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Both Gemini 4 Argon and Mercury 2.5 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Mercury 2.5?

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Mercury 2.5 has a lower blended cost. Gemini 4 Argon: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. Mercury 2.5: $0.04 input / $0.15 output.

Which has a larger context window, Gemini 4 Argon or Mercury 2.5?

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Gemini 4 Argon has a larger context window: Gemini 4 Argon supports 1M tokens vs Mercury 2.5 at 260K tokens.

Do both Gemini 4 Argon and Mercury 2.5 support vision?

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Gemini 4 Argon supports vision/image input, but Mercury 2.5 does not.

What are the key differences between Gemini 4 Argon and Mercury 2.5?

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Key differences: Mercury 2.5 is significantly cheaper; only Gemini 4 Argon supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Gemini 4 Argon and Mercury 2.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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