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Google launches Gemini 4 Argon, its first frontier model since Gemini 3

The MoE model rolls out globally with a unified 1M-token context window, aggressive introductory pricing, and claims it matches GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable.

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What to know

  • Gemini 4 Argon is Google's first major frontier model release since Gemini 3 in late 2025, arriving after months of trailing OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Access is restricted to paying tiers: the Gemini API paid tier, AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and Search, and Ultra subscribers in Antigravity; it is unclear if free or Plus users will get it.
  • Google is pricing Argon aggressively at $2/$10 per million input/output tokens, about a fifth of rival costs, though prices double after an introductory period ending in late November.
  • The model features a unified 1M-token input/output context window and is being positioned for coding, robotics, cybersecurity, and enterprise workflows, arriving just a day after Meta's Muse Wonder Full model.

Sundar PichaiSundar Pichai Google CEOLogan Kilpatrick Google (Gemini product lead)Google DeepMind Developer of Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle Parent company releasing the model

Google launches Gemini 4 Argon, its first frontier model since Gemini 3
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  1. 6

    Coverage frames Argon as reentry into the frontier AI race

    Outlets noted Argon arrives a day after Meta's Muse Wonder Full model and after months of Google trailing OpenAI and Anthropic, framing the release as evidence the AI frontier remains contested among more than two companies.

    “After months sitting on the sidelines of the frontier AI race, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Gemini 4 Argon model, claiming it can compete with the best the industry has to offer.”
    — The Verge
    1. 13 outlets Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon AI model after restricted release: Check capabilities and availability

      first by Digit, 14h ago · also Chrome Unboxed, Gizmodo, NPowerUser, Google Antigravity, Android Police, Business Insider +6

      11 more headlines
    2. 6 outlets Google's much-awaited Gemini 4 Argon is now available, beats Astra and Opus 5.5 on pricing

      first by Neowin, 14h ago · also Devin Blog, Google, CNET, VentureBeat, Engadget

      5 more headlines

    • Gemini 4 Argon is now GA. Argon ranks equal to GPT-6 Astra on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at 60% of the Cost per Task with discounted prices until Nov 30 Key takeaways: - Google is back to having a frontier model released to the public: This is Google's first

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  2. 7

    Early-access users and developers react to Argon

    Users with early access, including Google staff and outside developers, described Argon as a significant improvement over prior Gemini models, especially for coding and math tasks.

    “It's really good! It fixed a ton of the issues with Gemini in the past, is actually reliable, and great at low level coding and complex math…”
    — @mweinbach
  3. 5

    Google touts internal and robotics use cases for Argon

    Google says it used Argon internally to patch cybersecurity vulnerabilities, halve compute for YouTube's comments system, refactor Chrome's codebase, speed up inference and robotics workflows, and debug Wing's drone delivery simulator.

  4. 4

    Google details unified 1M-token context window

    The New Stack and Google's own technical posts describe Argon's architecture as a large-scale sparse mixture-of-experts transformer with a combined 1M-token input-output window spanning text, image, audio and video.

    “Gemini 4 Argon begins rolling out in Gemini app and Antigravity, but only if you pay…”
    — Ars Technica, Technology outlet · source
    1. 1 outlet Gemini 4 Argon debuts with a unified 1M input/output token limit

      first by The New Stack, 14h ago

  5. 3

    Google details pricing and access restrictions

    Argon launches at an introductory $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, roughly a fifth the cost of GPT-6 Astra and Fable 5, with prices doubling at the end of November; access is limited to paying tiers, with developers getting a 50% API discount through November.

    1. 5 outlets Google Opens Gemini 4 Argon to Paying Users at $2 Per Million Input Tokens

      first by Implicator.ai, 14h ago · also Deal N Tech, Digital Trends, Quartz, Android Authority

      4 more headlines
  6. 2

    Google launches Gemini 4 Argon globally

    Google rolled out Gemini 4 Argon via the Gemini API, to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, and to Ultra subscribers in Antigravity, marking its first major frontier release since Gemini 3 in late 2025.

    “Gemini 4 Argon is here. It's available globally today for developers and enterprises in the paid tier of the Gemini API and the Gemini platform, for Ultra subscribers in Google Antigravity, and Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and Search.”
    — Sundar Pichai

    1. 8 outlets first by ANI News, 14h ago · also CoinGape, Windows Report, Financial Express, HN Frontpage, Google Developers Blog, Google DeepMind +1 · read ↗

    2. 5 outlets Gemini 4 Argon reaches Gemini app Pro and Ultra subscribers alongside a new tasks mode

      first by SiliconANGLE, 14h ago · also Thurrott, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Roundtable, The Verge

      5 more headlines
    3 more claims →

    • hoping this one turns out best for companions since the others always feel a bit off in long chats

      Ok-Edge4016r/artificial21h agoview on r/artificial ↗
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  8. 1

    Reports anticipate imminent Gemini 4 Argon launch

    Coverage circulated specs, benchmarks and features ahead of an expected release, suggesting the model could launch that day.

    1. 2 outlets Gemini 4 Argon

      first by HN Best, 14h ago · also HN Frontpage

    2. 1 outlet Developing Gemini 4 Argon responsibly and safely

      first by Google DeepMind, 11h ago

    1 more claim →

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  1. 4 outlets Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems

    first by Google, 14h ago · also The Economic Times, Google DeepMind, Google AI Blog

    1 more headline

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