Author's Description
Gemini 4 Hydrogen is the high-efficiency workhorse model of the Gemini 4 family from Google, built for high-throughput agentic workflows, coding and multi-model routing at lower cost and latency than...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Google’s Gemini 4 Hydrogen delivers exceptional efficiency and dependable capability, serving as a versatile workhorse model with an expansive 1M-token context window. Across all evaluations, the model demonstrated outstanding reliability with a perfect 100% success rate, ensuring zero technical failures across demanding workloads. In terms of efficiency, Gemini 4 Hydrogen exhibits competitive response times alongside moderate pricing, offering an attractive price-to-performance ratio for cost-conscious, high-throughput applications. The model’s benchmark performance is anchored by extraordinary analytical capabilities. It achieved a flawless 100% accuracy score in complex reasoning, earning distinction as both the most accurate model at its price point and the most accurate model within its speed class. It also demonstrated elite proficiency in software engineering and structured tasks, scoring in the 90th percentile for coding (96.0% accuracy) and the 88th percentile for multi-step instruction following (85.0% accuracy). Its only relative limitation appeared in advanced mathematics, where a strong 93.0% absolute accuracy landed closer to the median at the 58th percentile. Overall, Gemini 4 Hydrogen stands out as a highly reliable, high-value choice for agentic routing, developer workflows, and rigorous logical problem-solving.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.75 |
| Completion | $3.75 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.0375 |
| Input Cache Write | $0.0417 |
| Internal Reasoning | $3.75 |
| Web Search | $14000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $0.75 / 1M tokens | $3.75 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $1.5 / 1M tokens | $7.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $1.5 / 1M tokens | $7.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $1.65 / 1M tokens | $8.25 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $1.65 / 1M tokens | $8.25 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $2.7 / 1M tokens | $13.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-4-hydrogen-20261112 | 1M | $2.7 / 1M tokens | $13.5 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
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| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash | Jul 21, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Jul 21, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 65K |
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| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash | May 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | May 07, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B Unavailable | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
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★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
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★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B Unavailable | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
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— | — | $ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Mar 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
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★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Feb 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Dec 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Nov 20, 2025 | — | 65K |
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— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Unavailable | Nov 18, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Oct 07, 2025 | — | 32K |
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| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Unavailable | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 32K |
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— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Jul 22, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06-17 Unavailable | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |
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| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 Unavailable | May 06, 2025 | — | 1M |
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| Google: Gemma 3 27B | Mar 11, 2025 | 27B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite Unavailable | Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Unavailable | Feb 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Unavailable | Oct 02, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 2 27B | Jul 12, 2024 | 27B | 8K |
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★★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 2 9B Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 9B | 8K |
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★★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro Unavailable | Apr 08, 2024 | ~1T | 2M |
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★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$ |