Google Argon Prices AI Tasks 74% Less

Google's Argon model costs $1.99 per task, pricing 74% below the most expensive Fable 5.1 and 67% below Opus 5.5. This price war follows Google's 15-year custom silicon history and a 2026 capital expenditure guidance of $180, 190b, while Microsoft plans multi-gigawatt Maia 300 deployments by 2027.