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Is Gemini 4 Argon out yet? Release date and what we know

Not out yet, and no release date announced. Announced on September 30, 2026, but only trusted cyber defenders in Google's Fairwind Program can use it. Paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers come next, with no date. The $2 in and $10 out price is introductory and rises to $4 and $20 afterwards.

Status
Announced
Lab
Google
Input
$2per million tokens
Output
$10per million tokens
Context window
Not published
Max output
1Mtokens

What we've written about Gemini 4 Argon

October 1, 2026

Gemini 4 Argon is out to cyber defenders only, with paid API and Ultra next

Google's own benchmark table has it leading most rows, but it also prints the ones Argon loses.

September 23, 2026

Gemini models explained: 3.8 Flash vs Flash-Lite vs 3.1 Pro, with every release date

Google has shipped six Flash and Flash-Lite models since May, but the newest Pro you can call is still a February preview.

How Gemini 4 Argon compares on price and context

Price per million tokens

inputoutput

  1. GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
  2. Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
  3. Gemini 4 Argon$2 / $10
  4. Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
  5. Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
  6. Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
  7. Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 / $3.75

Next to the newest Google models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.

What is Gemini 4 Argon?

Gemini 4 Argon is a model from Google, built in the US. The lab has said it's coming. You can't use it yet.

When is Gemini 4 Argon coming?

No date. Google hasn't given one, so we haven't made one up.

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