Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, but only vetted cyber defenders can use it
Google's new flagship can write up to 1 million tokens per reply. It is limited to the Fairwind Program; paid API users and AI Ultra come later, with no date.
Google showed a new, powerful AI called Gemini 4 Argon. For now only trusted security teams can use it. Everyone else has to wait, and Google has not said when.
Hype check
Louder than it deserves. The real change is smaller.
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Why it matters
It is Google's first flagship in about a year, but ordinary users cannot touch it yet, and outside tests are missing.
Skip: a big model you cannot try. Check back once Google sets a date.
The details
- Output limit rises from 64,000 to 1 million .
- Announced pricing: $2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output.
- Google reports 77.9% on DeepSWE v1.1 and 68% on CWE-bench v1; these are its own numbers.
- Rolls out first through the Fairwind Program, for government and trusted security partners.
- Bloomberg reported some Google staff say it does worse on real coding than the suggest; Google disputes this.
Receipts
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- SourceGoogle (Japan blog)blog.google ↗
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- Reporteesel AIeesel.ai ↗
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