Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Gemini 4 Argon

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Google) versus Gemini 4 Argon (Google): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the SoleAPI default channel price. Input costs 0.8 Credits / M for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and 6.4 Credits / M for Gemini 4 Argon, so Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 88% cheaper. Context windows are 1M and 1M.

Gemini 3 Flash Previewgemini-3-flash-preview
Google
Input (prompt)
0.8Credits / M
≈ $0.121
Output (completion)
4.8Credits / M
≈ $0.725
1M context · 64K output76% off
Gemini 3 Flash Preview details
Gemini 4 Argongemini-4-argon
Google
Input (prompt)
6.4Credits / M
≈ $0.966
Output (completion)
32Credits / M
≈ $4.83
1M context · 64K output76% off
Gemini 4 Argon details
Lower input price
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
88% cheaper

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 3 Flash Previewgemini-3-flash-preview
Gemini 4 Argongemini-4-argon
Input (prompt) · Credits / M0.8≈ $0.1216.4≈ $0.966
Output (completion) · Credits / M4.8≈ $0.72532≈ $4.83
Cache read · Credits / M0.080.32
Context window1M1M
Max output64K64K
7-day uptime93.5%—
Latest probe latency3.39 s—
Measured throughput96.4 t/s62.0 t/s
ProtocolsAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContentAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContent
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)17.6≈ $2.66128≈ $19.32

Prices are the SoleAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from SoleAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGemini 3 Flash PreviewGemini 4 Argon
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
Video
File Input
Streaming
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Gemini 4 Argon?

At the SoleAPI default channel price, Gemini 3 Flash Preview input costs 0.8 Credits / M and Gemini 4 Argon input costs 6.4 Credits / M, so Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 88% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview offers 1M tokens, Gemini 4 Argon offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Gemini 4 Argon at any time?

Yes. SoleAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Gemini 4 Argon differ?

Their capability flags are identical. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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