Gemini 4 Argon vs Sonar
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Gemini 4 Argon comes from Google and Sonar from Perplexity. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Gemini 4 Argon holds more in a single conversation — 1.0M tokens against 128K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
Sonar is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $1.00 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Gemini 4 Argon | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | |
| Model ID | gemini-4-argon | sonar |
| Context window | 1.0M | 128K |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input price | $2.00 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image, file, audio, video | text, image, file |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | All paid plans | All paid plans |
Which should you use?
Pick Gemini 4 Argon when…
- You need the larger context window — 1.0M against 128K.
- You want longer single responses — up to 33K output tokens.
- You need audio and video input, which the other model does not accept.
Pick Sonar when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $1.00 / 1M tokens versus $2.00 / 1M tokens.
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You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you Gemini 4 Argon, Sonar, and every other model on the platform.