Gemini 4 Argon vs GPT-6 Sol Max: which scores higher?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the intelligence index 50.4 to 44.2. GPT-6 Sol Max costs 50% less on blended price. Compare price, speed, latency and a clear verdict.

Metric	Gemini 4 Argon (High)	GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Intelligence Index	50.4	44.2
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$4.00	$2.00
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$20.00	$10.00
Output speed (tokens/s)	89	127
Time to first token	51s	91s
Release date	2026-09-30	2026-09-22

Metric

Gemini 4 Argon (High)

GPT-6 Sol (Max)

Intelligence Index

50.4

44.2

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$4.00

$2.00

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$20.00

$10.00

Output speed (tokens/s)

127

Time to first token

51s

91s

Release date

2026-09-30

2026-09-22

Choosing between Gemini 4 Argon (High) and GPT-6 Sol (Max) also means choosing between Google and OpenAI. No hands-on testing went into this write-up; it summarises the recorded benchmark, price and speed data for both models. The biggest separation is in overall capability: 50.4 for Gemini 4 Argon against 44.2 for GPT-6 Sol Max.

How the intelligence index compares

On the intelligence index, Gemini 4 Argon scores 50.4 against 44.2 for GPT-6 Sol Max. That is a clear margin for an index that averages many evaluations.

Across the 109 active models with an intelligence score in the catalogue, Gemini 4 Argon ranks 15th and GPT-6 Sol Max ranks 26th.

Specialist coding and math indexes are missing for both, so treat the overall score as the only capability signal here.

Waiting time

Once a response is under way, Gemini 4 Argon produces roughly 89 tokens per second against 127 tokens per second for GPT-6 Sol Max. That makes GPT-6 Sol Max roughly 1.4 times as fast at writing. Time to first token is 51 seconds for Gemini 4 Argon and 91 seconds for GPT-6 Sol Max. GPT-6 Sol Max writes faster once it starts, but Gemini 4 Argon's head start is large enough that Gemini 4 Argon still finishes first at any typical reply length; GPT-6 Sol Max only catches up beyond about 12,000 tokens. A first-token wait of that length suits background work better than live conversation.

Add the two numbers up for a 400-token reply and Gemini 4 Argon finishes first: 55 seconds for Gemini 4 Argon, 94 seconds for GPT-6 Sol Max.

Running costs

Per million tokens, Gemini 4 Argon charges $4.00 for input and $20.00 for output, while GPT-6 Sol Max charges $2.00 and $10.00. For output tokens, Gemini 4 Argon is twice the price of GPT-6 Sol Max.

For a sample workload of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens, Gemini 4 Argon would cost $8.00 and GPT-6 Sol Max $4.00, a difference of $4.00. A bigger example, classifying 100,000 short messages at 150 input tokens and 5 output tokens each, costs $70.00 on Gemini 4 Argon and $35.00 on GPT-6 Sol Max: a gap of $35.00.

Cost per point of intelligence

Dividing the blended price by the intelligence index gives a rough cost per point: $0.16 for Gemini 4 Argon and $0.090 for GPT-6 Sol Max, per million tokens. So Gemini 4 Argon buys its higher score at a premium, while GPT-6 Sol Max is the value pick, paying 43% less per point.

Generation gap

Gemini 4 Argon arrived on September 30, 2026, 8 days after GPT-6 Sol Max (September 22, 2026). That is close enough to count them as the same generation.

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-6 Sol Max

Is GPT-6 Sol Max better than Gemini 4 Argon?

It depends on what you need: Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on the intelligence index, 50.4 to 44.2; GPT-6 Sol Max is 50% cheaper on blended price; GPT-6 Sol Max streams output 1.4 times as fast; and Gemini 4 Argon reaches its first token sooner.

When were Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-6 Sol Max released?

Gemini 4 Argon is newer. It was released on September 30, 2026, 8 days after GPT-6 Sol Max (September 22, 2026).

Is GPT-6 Sol Max cheaper than Gemini 4 Argon?

GPT-6 Sol Max is cheaper on a blended basis. Gemini 4 Argon lists $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.00 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol Max lists $2.00 and $10.00. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $8.00 against $4.00.

Where do these numbers come from?

The figures are the recorded benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's model catalogue. This page is written from that data automatically; neither model was tested by hand for it.

Are Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-6 Sol Max from the same company?

Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and GPT-6 Sol Max by OpenAI. Gemini 4 Argon was released on September 30, 2026 and GPT-6 Sol Max on September 22, 2026.

Final whistle

In one line: Gemini 4 Argon has more going for it here, but GPT-6 Sol Max is not without an argument. Pick GPT-6 Sol Max if cost matters ($10.00 against $20.00 per million output tokens) and you generate very long outputs, beyond about 12,000 tokens. Pick Gemini 4 Argon if you need the higher overall score (50.4 against 44.2) and users are waiting on the first word.

Where the numbers come from

The scores, speed and prices in this comparison come from independent third-party model evaluations that Franklin AI syncs each day, and the article was written from a snapshot of them. For the latest results, open the Gemini 4 Argon (High) and GPT-6 Sol (Max) pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.