Google releases Gemini 4 Argon AI model to developers and enterprises worldwide

Google released its Gemini 4 Argon AI model on Oct. 13 to developers and enterprises worldwide through the API in AI Studio and the Gemini platform, the company said in a blog post.21

Reuters reported that Google is seeking to regain ground against OpenAI and Anthropic after months of delays and a leadership shakeup at its DeepMind lab; Google's blog post does not give a reason for the timing.12 Reuters also reported that Google said in September it no longer planned to release Gemini 3.5 Pro, and that DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis stepped aside.1

Google's launch price is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens at 95% off, and Google calls it an introductory price; Reuters reported that rates will double after November 30.21

Google AI Ultra subscribers can use Argon in Google Antigravity, and Ultra and Pro subscribers can use it in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, according to Google.2

Google said it is beginning an expansion to hundreds of additional Fairwind Program partners, and Reuters reported that the program gives vetted cybersecurity defenders a version of Argon without its cyber guardrails.21

Google said teams using Argon in Antigravity increased agentic code submissions by more than 35% and reduced code rollbacks by nearly a third; Reuters named Deloitte, LexisNexis, Ambience Healthcare and Isomorphic Labs as early testers.21