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Google releases Gemini 4 Argon flagship AI model to developers worldwide

Slashdot reports Google has released Gemini 4 Argon to developers and businesses, with API pricing set to double after November 30.

Updated Oct 13, 2026 · 18:33 UTC1 reports

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Google released its flagship AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to developers and businesses worldwide, as it seeks to regain ground against OpenAI and Anthropic.[Slashdot]
Google says the model is built for complex, multi-step work in coding, finance, law, cybersecurity and science.[Slashdot]
Launch API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, set to double after November 30.[Slashdot]
Google expanded its Fairwind Program, giving vetted cybersecurity defenders a version without cyber guardrails; its productivity figures are company-reported.[Slashdot]

Google released Gemini 4 Argon to developers and businesses worldwide on Wednesday.[Slashdot]
Google says Argon excels at complex, multi-step tasks in coding, finance, law, cybersecurity and science.[Slashdot]
Launch API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.[Slashdot]
API rates are set to double after November 30.[Slashdot]
Google says teams using Argon in Antigravity increased agentic code submissions by more than 35% and reduced code rollbacks by nearly a third.[Slashdot]
The Fairwind Program gives vetted cybersecurity defenders a version of Argon without its cyber guardrails.[Slashdot]

Google's performance and productivity claims, including the 35% figure, are company statements; the reporting does not show independent testing.[Slashdot]
This event is covered by a single outlet, Slashdot, which relays a Reuters report; the Fairwind guardrail details are secondhand.[Slashdot]

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