Gemini 4 Hydrogen (Xhigh) Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis

Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen (Xhigh), released November 12, 2026, scored 54 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, well above the median of 41 for comparable models, according to the analysis. The reasoning model accepts text, image, speech and video input, outputs text, carries a 1M-token context window, and is priced at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens, against medians of $2.00 and $10.00. Evaluating it on the Intelligence Index costs $3.16 per task on average, and the model generated 304M tokens during the evaluation versus a median of 72.8M.

Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis Model summary Performance Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is amongst the leading models in intelligence and reasonably priced when comparing to other models of similar price. The model supports text, image, speech, and video input, outputs text, and has a 1M tokens context window. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh scores 54 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among comparable models median: 41 . When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 304M tokens, which is very verbose in comparison to the median of 72.8M. Pricing for Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is $1.50 per 1M input tokens moderately priced, median: $2.00 and $7.50 per 1M output tokens moderately priced, median: $10.00 . On average, it costs $3.16 per task to evaluate Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh on the Intelligence Index. | Reasoning | Yes This page shows the reasoning version of this model. A non-reasoning variant may also exist. | |---|---| | Input modality | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | | Output modality | Supports: text | | Context window | 1M ~1500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Metrics are compared against models of the same class: - Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models - Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning - Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class: - Tiny: ≤4B parameters - Small: 4B–40B parameters - Medium: 40B–150B parameters - Large: 150B parameters - Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio: - <$0.15 per 1M tokens - $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens - $1 per 1M tokens Time per Task Intelligence Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index https://artificialanalysis.ai/evaluations/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Task Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries Artificial Analysis Finance & Accounting Index https://artificialanalysis.ai/indexes/finance-and-accounting Evaluations Agentic knowledge work, Elo Knowledge 1 - hallucination rate Agentic SaaS workflows Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal Agentic software engineering in open-source repositories Reasoning & knowledge Professional document reasoning, All-pass Agentic coding & terminal use Physics reasoning Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents Legal agentic work, Hallucination-Gated All-Pass Rate Agentic business operations Agentic real-world work tasks, Elo Agentic interactive 3D experiences, Elo Product and brand videos designed in code, Elo Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis Medical long context reasoning Visual reasoning Rich, varied, well-crafted language Well-structured, scannable, answer-first Truthful, acknowledges uncertainty, non-sycophantic Use of filler and generic language AA-Briefcase v1.1 AA-Briefcase Elo AA-Omniscience v1.1 AA-Omniscience Net Score Token Use Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task Cost Cost per Intelligence Index Task Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output Context Window Context Window Frequently Asked Questions Common questions about Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh was released on November 12, 2026. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh was created by Google. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh scores 54 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other models in a similar price tier median: 41 . Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens better than average, median: $2.00 and $7.50 per 1M output tokens better than average, median: $10.00 , based on Google's API. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens based on Google's API . For a blended rate 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio , this is $1.10 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-hydrogen/providers When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh generated 304M output tokens, which is at the higher end compared to other models in a similar price tier median: 72.8M . Yes, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh supports text, image, speech, and video input. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh supports text output. Yes, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images. Yes, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is multimodal. It can process text, image, speech, and video input and generate text output. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh has a context window of 1M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request. No, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is a proprietary model and Google has not disclosed the model size or parameter count. Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh achieves a score of 54 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across knowledge work, coding, science, and general knowledge. Yes, Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-hydrogen/providers Gemini 4 Hydrogen Xhigh is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-hydrogen/providers