MakerGoogle
ReleasedOctober 28, 2026
API price (per 1M tokens)$2 in / $10 out
Open weightsNo
Google's planned introductory price, rising to $4 / $20 later. Not yet on sale: Google has given no public API date.
Best for
- Security research and vulnerability work, once you can get access
- Hard reasoning and long multi-step tasks
- Teams already on Gemini who can wait for the wider rollout
Strengths
- #1 on Arena text at launch (1528), ahead of Argon (1520) and Claude Opus 5.5 (1509)
- 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5, one point above Opus 5.5
- Cheaper per index task than Opus 5.5 in Artificial Analysis's testing (about $7.76 vs $10.04)
Watch out for
- No API, AI Studio or Gemini app access for the public yet, and no date
- #4 on Arena WebDev, behind Claude Opus 5.5
- Google's cybersecurity benchmark scores ran without guardrails and haven't been reproduced independently
Ranking history
| Edition | Power Rankings | Coding | Best Value | Open-Weight Watch | Image Generation | Video Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 45, 2026 | #2 (95) | #5 (90) | — | — | — | — |