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Real data comparison

Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)

On quality, OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) leads (52.7 vs 52.6). On price, Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) is cheaper ($4.00 vs $20.00 per 1M). In real production usage, OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) is used more (rank #45 vs #377 of 380).

  • Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch)
  • OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)
Quality (Intelligence Index)52.6 / 52.7
Price ($/1M blended)$4.00 / $20.00
Average usage share0.00% / 0.71%
Context window1,048,576 / 1,050,000
Quality per dollar13.1 pts/$ / 2.6 pts/$

Usage share over time

4.49%3.37%2.25%1.12%0.00%Share of usageSep 5Sep 24Oct 13

Frequently asked questions

Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is better quality?

OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (52.7 vs 52.6).

Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is cheaper?

Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) is cheaper at $4.00/1M vs $20.00/1M.

Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is used more?

OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #45 vs #377 of 380).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of October 14, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.