Just now, Gemini 4 has finally arrived: Google returns to the top three, API half price for a limited time

What happened: Google released Gemini 4 Argon to global developers, enterprises, and paid subscribers, with Google positioning it around coding, professional knowledge work, and sustained execution of complex tasks. Key numbers: Artificial Analysis index score of 53, tied with GPT-6 Astra Max and Claude Fable5.1 Max. Average cost per task $1.99, about 39% below Astra. Why it matters: Google says Argon reaches the level of GPT-6 Astra and Opus5.5 in its own evaluations, with the launch pricing positioned as roughly half the cost of Opus5.5 and one fifth of Astra.

Google released Gemini 4 Argon to global developers, enterprises, and paid subscribers, with Google positioning it around coding, professional knowledge work, and sustained execution of complex tasks.

Google says Argon reaches the level of GPT-6 Astra and Opus5.5 in its own evaluations, with the launch pricing positioned as roughly half the cost of Opus5.5 and one fifth of Astra.