Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3.7 Max
Gemini 4 Argon (Google) and Qwen3.7 Max (Qwen) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.
| Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price per 1M | $2.00 | $1.25 |
| Output price per 1M | $10.00 | $3.75 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 33K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Input types | text, image, video, audio, pdf | text |
| Capabilities | tools, JSON, vision, audio, reasoning | tools, reasoning |
| Author | Qwen | |
| LMArena Overall | 1532 | 1475 |
| LMArena Coding | 1547 | 1497 |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1490 |
| LMArena Creative writing | 1527 | 1448 |
| LMArena Instruction following | 1536 | 1460 |
| LMArena Hard prompts | 1546 | 1482 |
| LMArena Web dev | 1678 | 1515 |
| GPQA Diamond | 96.4% | 90.9% |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 100.0% | 95.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 76.0% | 55.8% |
Scores from LMArena and Epoch AI, as published; a blank cell means not measured there.
What a month costs on each
| Workload | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out) | $70.00 | $33.75 |
| RAG month (40M in, 3M out) | $110.00 | $61.25 |
| Coding month (60M in, 10M out) | $220.00 | $112.50 |
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Qwen3.7 Max costs less (about 53% less than Gemini 4 Argon). Gemini 4 Argon takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "google/gemini-4-argon", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "qwen/qwen3.7-max", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 53%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 4 Argon, at 1M tokens. Qwen3.7 Max offers 1M tokens.
Can I switch between Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.7 Max without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (google/gemini-4-argon or qwen/qwen3.7-max).
How do I pay for Gemini 4 Argon or Qwen3.7 Max?
Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.
More Gemini models: Google API pricing · More Qwen: Qwen API pricing