Release2026-10-13

Google released Gemini 4 Argon as its latest frontier model. It is available globally via API in AI Studio and the Gemini platform. Google AI Ultra subscribers can use it in Antigravity. Ultra and Pro subscribers can use it in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. It costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Cached input tokens are discounted by 95%. It ranks first on the Vals Index for performance across finance, coding, legal, and tax work. It excels at deep work in complex, multi-step tasks. It has already improved engineering workflows at Google. It has also been used for cybersecurity, quantum computing, and life sciences research.

What changed

Gemini 4 was the latest frontier model.

What it unlocks

Running multi-step tasks across coding, finance, legal, cybersecurity, and science with higher depth and precision.

  • $2 per million input tokens
  • $10 per million output tokens
  • 95% discount on cached input tokens
  • 35% increase in agentic code submissions

What you need to act on it

  • access via API in AI Studio or Gemini platform
  • Google AI Ultra subscription in Antigravity
  • Google AI Ultra or Pro subscription in the Gemini app or AI Mode in Search

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