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Google Launches Flagship AI Model Gemini 4 Argon for Developers and Businesses
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CNBC TV18•13-10-2026, 21:48
Google Launches Flagship AI Model Gemini 4 Argon for Developers and Businesses
- •Google has released its flagship AI model Gemini 4 Argon globally to developers and businesses following months of delays and a leadership shakeup at DeepMind.
- •The model excels at deep work on complex tasks across coding, finance, law, cybersecurity, and science, with API pricing starting at $2 per million input tokens.
- •The launch follows the cancellation of Gemini 3.5 Pro and an overhaul of DeepMind after co-founder Demis Hassabis stepped aside.
- •Argon is available to paying customers through Google AI building tools, the Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, and the Antigravity coding tool.
- •Early testers include major organizations like Deloitte, LexisNexis, Ambience Healthcare, and Isomorphic Labs.
Key Questions Answered
API pricing for the Gemini 4 Argon model starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with these rates scheduled to double after November 30.
Subscribers of Google AI Pro and Ultra can access the Gemini 4 Argon model directly through the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, while the Antigravity coding tool is restricted to Ultra subscribers.
The Fairwind Program is an initiative that provides vetted cybersecurity defenders with a version of the Gemini 4 Argon model that lacks its standard cyber guardrails.
