Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/STK255_Google_Gemini_A.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/gemini-4-availability">says</a> Argon delivers "frontier reasoning and improved performance across complex workflows," while cutting down on hedging, repetition, and the cliches that continue to plague AI chatbots. The company <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/#workingharder">claims</a> Argon outperforms rival models like GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5.5 across a range of benchmarks, including coding, cybersecurity, science, finance, and law. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google says it's already putting Argon to use internally, s …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009862/google-releases-gemini-4-argon">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>