Claude Opus 5.5 vs Gemini 4 Argon

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 4 Argon: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 服务云AI. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Opus 5.5Gemini 4 Argon
Input (per 1M tokens)$3.6$1.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$18$7.5
Cache read implicit (per 1M tokens)—$0.075
Cache read explicit (per 1M tokens)$0.18—
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$4.5—

Specifications

ItemClaude Opus 5.5Gemini 4 Argon
Context window1,000,0001,048,576
Max output128,00065,536

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Opus 5.5Gemini 4 Argon
audio_input—Yes
function_callingYesYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
visionYesYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5.5 or Gemini 4 Argon?

On input, Gemini 4 Argon is cheaper ($3.6 vs $1.5 per 1M tokens). On output, Gemini 4 Argon is cheaper ($18 vs $7.5 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 5.5 or Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon does — Claude Opus 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens and Gemini 4 Argon accepts 1,048,576.

What can Claude Opus 5.5 do that Gemini 4 Argon cannot?

both support function_calling, prompt_caching, vision; only Gemini 4 Argon supports audio_input.

Can I switch between Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 4 Argon without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on 服务云AI through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-opus-5-5" to "gemini-4-argon", nothing else.

Both are available on 服务云AI under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

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