Gemini 4 Argon vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Google's Gemini 4 Argon and DeepSeek's DeepSeek-V4-Pro compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro input tokens are 1.5x cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon ($1.58 vs $2.40 per 1M tokens).
DeepSeek-V4-Pro output tokens are 2.5x cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon ($4.75 vs $12.00 per 1M tokens).
Gemini 4 Argon offers the larger context window: 1.048576M tokens vs 1M tokens for DeepSeek-V4-Pro.
Gemini 4 Argon accepts image inputs; DeepSeek-V4-Pro is text-only in AI Crucible.

Specification	Gemini 4 Argon	DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Provider	Google	DeepSeek
API model ID	gemini-4-argon	deepseek-v4-pro
Description	Google's flagship Gemini 4 reasoning model for complex software engineering, deep math and science, and autonomous agents, with 1M context.	DeepSeek's most capable V4 model with dual thinking/non-thinking modes and 1M context.
Context window	1.048576M tokens	1M tokens
Max output tokens	32,768	8,192
Input cost ($/1M tokens)	$2.40	$1.58
Output cost ($/1M tokens)	$12.00	$4.75
Cache read cost ($/1M tokens)	$0.12	$0.05
Latency	high	medium
Reasoning model	Yes	Yes
Vision (image input)	Yes	No
Tool use	Yes	Yes