Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon Globally, Expands Paid Access as Benchmark Results Vary

1. 03:29
   Claude · X

   Six projects from the last few weeks that caught our attention: A wildfire analysis prototype that maps the fire’s spread over time and tracks hot spots, made with Opus 5.5.

   Six projects from the last few weeks that caught our attention: A wildfire analysis prototype that maps the fire’s spread over time and tracks hot spots, made with Opus 5.5.

2. 01:29
   Gemini App · X

   With Gemini 4 Argon, you can use Canvas to turn dense PDFs into interactive, animated web apps you can explore at your own pace.

   With Gemini 4 Argon, you can use Canvas to turn dense PDFs into interactive, animated web apps you can explore at your own pace.

1. 23:05
   Aravind Srinivas · XPicks

   Perplexity adds Gemini 4 Argon, citing a new WANDR benchmark high

   Aravind Srinivas says Gemini 4 Argon has set a new SoTA on the Wide-And-Deep-Research (WANDR) benchmark and is now available to all Perplexity users in fast search and Computer (agent) modes. https://t.co/0U671BhbMj The quoted @perplexity_ai announcement specifies availability for Pro and Max subscribers. https://t.co/n1TyI9RhBX

2. 23:03
   The DecoderPicks

   Google's Gemini 4 Argon is closer to the AI frontier than any Google model in months

   Google DeepMind’s Gemini 4 Argon scored 97.5 percent on ARC-AGI-3 using the Provider Adapter Harness at a cost of $4,800, behind GPT-6 Astra’s 99.9 percent. Its score fell to 49.8 percent at low reasoning in the Standard Harness, where API problems prevented completion of all games. Epoch AI placed Argon at 165 ECI points, close to Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, although early estimates ranked it eighth in math and sixth in software engineering.

3. 23:03
   Perplexity · X

   Gemini 4 Argon sets a new record on WANDR

   Gemini 4 Argon sets a new record on WANDR. It is now available in Perplexity for Pro and Max subscribers. https://t.co/n1TyI9RhBX

4. 13:04
   量子位

   Google releases Gemini 4 Argon with temporary half-price API access

   Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Argon globally to developers, enterprises, and paid subscribers, emphasizing coding, professional knowledge work, multimodal understanding, and sustained task execution. API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through November 30, rising to $4 and $20 on December 1. Google reports that Argon worked unattended for 11 hours on ADK optimizations, with engineers merging two changes; Ethan Mollick described improvements but noted remaining weaknesses in complex multi-agent tasks.

5. 07:36
   宝玉 · XPicks

   Antigravity Opens Gemini 4 Argon to Paid Google AI Pro Subscribers

   Antigravity announced that Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out today to paid Google AI Pro subscribers, excluding Pro trials, free users, and Google AI Plus subscribers. Access is available through the Antigravity desktop app, CLI, and IDE extensions, but not yet within Antigravity IDE; users are advised to update to the latest version. Argon has a separate weekly quota that does not consume the Gemini 3.8 Flash allowance or refresh every 5 hours; the weekly amount and reset day are unspecified. Official model documentation: https://antigravity.google/docs/models

6. 00:51
   François Chollet · XPicks

   Chollet compares Gemini 4 Argon’s ARC-AGI-3 performance with Astra

   Argon has a similar performance profile on ARC-AGI-3 as Astra, François Chollet says, adding that Google is back at the frontier. https://t.co/a6GGEsMN4A The quoted ARC Prize post reports Gemini 4 Argon’s verified ARC-AGI-3 results of 97.5%, $4.8K with a provider adapter harness and 49.8%, $5.8K with the standard harness, plus 91.3%, $0.32/task on ARC-AGI-2 and 98.5%, $0.16/task on ARC-AGI-1. https://t.co/8siwgfBJcr

7. 00:35
   The Decoder

   Google pitches Gemini 4 Argon for robot control, simulation, and training data evaluation

   Google is positioning Gemini 4 Argon as a single model for robotics simulation, control, and training data evaluation. Google reports that simulation-generated training episodes raised one robot’s success rate from 56 to 75 percent, but Argon ranked third in Artificial Analysis’s real robot control benchmark. The published demo prompts include extensive guidance, and Google does not report individual demo failure rates or the number of attempts behind the 75 percent result.

1. 21:51
   Ethan Mollick · X

   Google’s Gemini 4 Launch Has Followed AI Trends, Ethan Mollick Says

   A big Google strength in AI has always been finding interesting uses for the models they have. They pioneered deep research, podcasting-from-information and all of NotebookLM etc. With Gemini 4, haven’t seen any similar product innovation at launch, more following the trends.

2. 19:26
   Epoch AI · X

   Gemini 4 Argon scores 165 on Epoch AI’s Capabilities Index

   Gemini 4 Argon scores 165 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), on par with Fable 5.1 (165) but behind Opus 5.5 (167) and GPT-6 Astra (166). While behind the ECI frontier, Argon is the closest Google has come since Gemini 3.1 Pro in Feb, and a big jump from Gemini 3.8 Flash (157). https://t.co/PvZvD4KyvI

3. 06:49
   Gemini App · X

   Gemini App invites users to learn more about Gemini 4 Argon

   Learn more about Gemini 4 Argon from the people who built it: https://t.co/Uhks43bv4M

4. 06:02
   Gemini App · X

   Gemini App asks users to share what they’re building with Gemini 4 Argon

   What are you building with Gemini 4 Argon? Show us what you've made 👇

5. 01:22
   Logan Kilpatrick · X

   Logan Kilpatrick Discusses Gemini 4 Argon With Sergey Brin and Others

   A conversation with Sergey Brin, @joshwoodward, @tulseedoshi, and @melvinjohnsonp about Gemini 4 Argon, how we got here, and the path ahead! https://t.co/L04XLkhw8X

1. 13:40
   Latent Space

   Gemini 4 Argon Goes GA as AI Engineer NYC Highlights Benchmarks

   Google released Gemini 4 Argon globally for coding, knowledge work, enterprise workflows and cyber defense, with access through the Gemini API and several Google products. Introductory API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input discounted 95%; Artificial Analysis reports rates double after November 30. At AI Engineer NYC, about 20,000 people joined keynotes on AI and finance, including a discussion of benchmarking models like Argon by Vals AI’s CEO.

2. 06:28
   Simon Willison

   Simon Willison adds Gemini 4 Argon support to llm-gemini 0.35

   Simon Willison added Gemini 4 Argon support to llm-gemini, following the model’s availability today through the Gemini API and a $100/month subscription plan. He praised its SVG pelican illustrations, with the high illustration costing 17.166 cents. Argon launches at $2/million input and $10/million output, with prices set to double on December 1st; Artificial Analysis reports $2,407 to run its benchmark, which Willison considers a more useful comparison than per-token pricing.

3. 06:02
   宝玉 · XPicks

   How Gemini 4 Argon Built a Japanese Temple Complex in Blender

   Baoyu describes a demonstration in which Gemini 4 Argon used Antigravity to build a Japanese temple complex in Blender from one prompt containing a detailed workflow. The prompt referenced a scene-building skill document and requested architectural plans, four Nano Banana reference images, and coordinated agents that checked renders against those references and iteratively revised the scene. The demonstrator requested animation and programmatically generated bell sounds and ambient audio the next day, making those later additions to the initial modeling workflow.

4. 04:40
   Sundar Pichai · X

   Sundar Pichai highlights security and alignment work for Argon 4

   Sundar Pichai writes, “Good summary of our security and alignment work for Argon 4.” In the quoted post, @ancadianadragan describes work to understand Gemini 4's capabilities and propensities and improve mitigations for its launch, linking a summary at https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/gemini-4-model-safety-security/ and a report at https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/gemini/gemini_4_safety_report.pdf

5. 04:34
   宝玉 · XPicks

   Google Play adds private installation of AI Studio apps without developer registration

   Google announced that users can wirelessly install Android apps created in Google AI Studio on their own devices through Google Play using a regular Google account, without developer registration. The feature begins rolling out today to users 18 and older in selected markets, including the US; apps remain private, with sharing for close friends and family planned over the coming months. Baoyu also reports updates to Ask Play app comparisons, Play in Gemini, and game discovery through Game Finder and Gamer DNA.

6. 04:28
   Gemini App · X

   Gemini 4 Argon lets you reimagine your video or webcam feed as a playable synthesizer. Spin up an interactive audio app in Canvas, set the vibe, and play your camera like an instrument.

   Gemini 4 Argon lets you reimagine your video or webcam feed as a playable synthesizer. Spin up an interactive audio app in Canvas, set the vibe, and play your camera like an instrument.

7. 03:43
   Google DeepMindPicks

   How Google DeepMind developed Gemini 4 Argon responsibly and safely

   Google DeepMind explains the safeguards for Gemini 4 Argon as it begins a broad rollout and expands its Fairwind Program for trusted cyber defenders. Defenses include input screening, activation probes, continuous monitoring, and a monitor of agent actions and chain of thought. Reported results include 2% shortcut or cheating attempts on coding benchmarks and 0.7% attack success across 15 adaptive prompt injection attempts; in one training run, accidentally penalizing chain-of-thought shortcuts increased silent shortcuts from 11.2% to 36.4%.

8. 03:17
   Cursor · XPicks

   Gemini 4 Argon is now available in Cursor

   Gemini 4 Argon is now available in Cursor! It scores 52.8% on CursorBench at default effort, on par with Opus 5.5. Priced at $2/M input and $10/M output tokens. https://t.co/1wOk4NvgFJ

9. 02:00
   The DecoderPicks

   Gemini 4 Argon is now available worldwide as Google's most capable frontier model

   Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Argon worldwide to developers, businesses, and consumers, replacing Gemini Pro as its frontier series. Access includes the API through AI Studio and the Gemini platform, plus selected subscription tiers across Antigravity, the Gemini app, and Google Search's AI mode; free and Plus users are limited to Flash models. Introductory pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with a 95 percent discount on cached inputs.

10. 02:00
    Artificial Analysis · XPicks

    Gemini 4 Argon reaches GA, matching GPT-6 Astra on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

    Artificial Analysis reports that Gemini 4 Argon is now GA, matching GPT-6 Astra on its Intelligence Index at 60% of the Cost per Task under discounted pricing until November 30. Argon costs $1.99 per task and $2/$10 per 1M input/output tokens, rising to $4/$20 after November 30, with a 95% cache-read discount. Artificial Analysis also reports substantial agentic evaluation improvements and a 15% hallucination rate on AA-Omniscience, the lowest among models scoring 45+ on its Intelligence Index.

11. 01:27
    Sundar Pichai · X

    Some great use cases from Googlers building with Gemini 4 Argon 🧵 It has a much stronger grasp of coding and multi-step tool use - starting from a raw Pixel CAD file in Google Antigravity, Argon created this exploded-view animation, lighting, camera choreography, and audio through Blender MCP. It ran 1,000 rounds of iterative loops to check its own renders and refine the code along the way.

    Some great use cases from Googlers building with Gemini 4 Argon 🧵 It has a much stronger grasp of coding and multi-step tool use - starting from a raw Pixel CAD file in Google Antigravity, Argon created this exploded-view animation, lighting, camera choreography, and audio through Blender MCP. It ran 1,000 rounds of iterative loops to check its own renders and refine the code along the way.

12. 01:10
    Josh Woodward · X

    Josh Woodward Says the Latest Gemini Model Made This

    @chetaslua says Gemini 4 ARGON built a detailed Pagoda model using multi-agent visual critique loops in Antigravity. The model autonomously sculpted a temple complex in Blender. Josh Woodward reacted: “WTF” https://twitter.com/chetaslua/status/2110050110784798950

13. 01:04
    宝玉 · XPicks

    Google releases Gemini 4 Argon with paid access and introductory API pricing

    Baoyu reports that Google released Gemini 4 Argon on October 13 for complex, multistep tasks, citing Sundar Pichai’s announcement of global paid availability. Access includes the paid Gemini API and platform, Ultra subscriptions in Google Antigravity, and Pro or Ultra subscriptions in the Gemini app and Search. Introductory API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, including thinking tokens, through November 30; prices double December 1. Input, thinking, and output share a 1,048,576-token limit.

14. 01:00
    TechCrunch · AI

    Google Play adds private Android apps built with Google AI Studio

    Google announced that users can build personal Android apps with Google AI Studio and run them privately through Google Play using a standard Google account. The apps remain accessible only to their creators, must comply with existing Play policies, and will initially be available to U.S. users age 18 and up. Google says sharing with trusted friends will follow in the months ahead, with a path to public publication after trust and safety reviews.

15. 00:59
    Demis Hassabis · XPicks

    Gemini 4 Argon rolls out across GeminiApp, Search, and antigravity

    The quoted post announces Gemini 4 Argon rolling out today to Google Ultra and Pro subscribers in GeminiApp and Search, and Ultra subscribers in antigravity, alongside a wizard chess demo highlighting physics understanding and 3D modeling. Hassabis’s own comment recalls his childhood interest in argon lasers and a favorite Val Kilmer film scene. Links: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=6NQue5-ulgGedGrt&t=50&v=G-gAbSQGGqM&feature=youtu.be https://twitter.com/demishassabis/status/2110041008100843835

16. 00:20
    François Chollet · XPicks

    Google releases Gemini 4 Argon globally across API and consumer services

    François Chollet congratulates the release, saying Gemini 4 Argon looks like a fantastic model. In the quoted announcement, Sundar Pichai says it is 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 for Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and Search.

17. 00:12
    Demis Hassabis · XPicks

    Gemini 4 Argon rolls out to Google Ultra and Pro subscribers

    Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out today to Google Ultra and Pro subscribers in @GeminiApp and Search, and to Ultra subscribers in @antigravity. Demis Hassabis praises its knowledge work and coding capabilities, sharing a wizard chess game they asked it to create as an example of its physics understanding and 3D modeling capabilities that reminds him of Battlechess on the Amiga. More information and full availability: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-argon/

18. 00:07
    Google AI · XPicks

    Google’s Gemini 4️⃣ Argon ✨ is now rolling out globally

    Gemini 4️⃣ Argon ✨ is now rolling out globally. Google describes its frontier model as built for complex, real-world tasks across coding, finance, legal, cybersecurity, and science. See how to use Argon in your favorite Google product 🧵 https://t.co/PtoPqbtPel

19. 00:05
    Gemini App · XPicks

    Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon in the Gemini app

    Google Gemini says its new frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, is rolling out now in the Gemini app to bring users’ most complex ideas into reality. The post introduces a thread on Gemini 4 Argon and the latest Gemini app updates to help users get the most out of every prompt.

20. 00:05
    Google DeepMind · X

    Gemini 4 Argon is now globally available. Built to solve your hardest problems from start to finish, the model brings frontier capabilities across coding, enterprise workflows, and cyber defense.

    Gemini 4 Argon is now globally available. Built to solve your hardest problems from start to finish, the model brings frontier capabilities across coding, enterprise workflows, and cyber defense.

21. 00:05
    Josh Woodward · X

    Sundar Pichai announces Gemini 4 Argon with global paid-tier availability

    Josh Woodward writes “Go!” and links to Sundar Pichai’s announcement that Gemini 4 Argon is here. https://twitter.com/sundarpichai/status/2110038898009407584 Pichai says it is available globally today for developers and enterprises in the paid tier of the Gemini API and Gemini platform, Ultra subscribers in Google Antigravity, and Ultra and Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and Search.

22. 00:04
    Logan Kilpatrick · XPicks

    Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon across Gemini API, Gemini App, and Antigravity

    Logan Kilpatrick announces that Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out globally today in the Gemini API, to Pro + Ultra users in Gemini App, and to Ultra subscribers in Antigravity. He says over 100,000 people at Google tested the model over the last month, with cyber defenders in the fairwind program and early access customers receiving it over the last 2 weeks. He highlights writing, knowledge, persistence for coding, and 1M token output when the model needs to work more.

23. 00:04
    Sundar Pichai · XPicks

    Google launches Gemini 4 Argon globally across API and subscriber offerings

    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. Hope you all enjoy it!

24. 00:01
    Google DeepMindPicks

    Google DeepMind Introduces Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics

    Google DeepMind introduces Gemini 4 Argon, a general-purpose physical reasoning model for robot control, simulation reconstruction, physical understanding, and self-improvement. Google DeepMind reports an 87% ERQA score using pure reasoning and a simulation-generated training example that raises real-world robot success from 56% to 75% while reducing completion time from 35s to 24s. Argon is available today to Google AI Ultra subscribers through Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity, and through the paid Gemini API tier using gemini-4-argon in the Interactions API.

25. 00:01
    Google DeepMindPicks

    Google DeepMind launches Gemini 4 Argon for complex reasoning and agentic tasks

    Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 4 Argon globally through its API and selected Google products, with access depending on subscription or service tier. Introductory pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens at 95% off and a 1M unified input-output token limit through the Gemini API. Google reports improvements across coding, professional workflows, scientific research, and robotics, alongside stronger agent safeguards and prompt injection resistance.

26. 00:00
    Ars Technica · AIPicks

    Google begins rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to paying users

    Google is beginning a wider rollout of Gemini 4 Argon in the Gemini app and Antigravity today, limited to paying users, with incomplete access on lower-tier plans. Its capabilities are unchanged from the earlier announcement, and Google describes safeguards including malicious-instruction refusals and an automated misalignment monitor. Google also reports internal uses, including identifying redundant YouTube emoji rendering whose removal reduced server load by 45 percent and finding Project Wing simulator bugs dating to 2018.

27. 00:00
    The Verge · AIPicks

    Google releases Gemini 4 Argon with competitive pricing and claimed benchmark gains

    Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, claiming improved reasoning and benchmark performance against GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5.5. It is rolling out today to Pro and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and AI mode in Search, and Ultra subscribers on Antigravity; access for Plus subscribers and free users remains unclear. Introductory pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, doubling at the end of November, though lower token rates do not necessarily mean lower task costs.

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