Google has released Gemini 4 Argon, its new flagship artificial intelligence model, to developers and businesses worldwide as it seeks to strengthen its position against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic following months of delays and leadership changes.
The model is designed to handle complex, multi-step tasks across software development, finance, law, cybersecurity and scientific research, according to Google.
The launch follows a turbulent period for the company’s AI division. Google announced in September that it would no longer release Gemini 3.5 Pro, which chief executive Sundar Pichai had previously said would arrive in June.
The company also restructured its DeepMind unit after co-founder Demis Hassabis stepped aside as chief executive in August, while several leaders of the Gemini model team left the company.
Gemini 4 Argon is available to developers through Google’s application programming interface, which allows businesses to integrate the model into their own applications and services.
Introductory API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Google said the rates would apply until November 30, after which they would double to $4 and $20, respectively. Tokens are the units of text processed by AI models.
Paying Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can also access the model through the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. Access through Google’s Antigravity coding tool is restricted to Ultra subscribers.
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Google said its engineering teams using Argon through Antigravity increased AI-generated code submissions by more than 35 per cent while reducing code rollbacks by nearly a third.
The company is positioning the model for what it describes as complex professional work, including tasks that require AI agents to carry out multiple steps rather than respond to individual prompts.
Early customers testing the model include consulting firm Deloitte, legal information provider LexisNexis, healthcare technology company Ambience Healthcare and Isomorphic Labs, Alphabet’s drug-discovery business.
Google is also expanding its Fairwind programme to hundreds of additional partners. The initiative provides vetted cybersecurity defenders with a version of Argon that does not include its standard cyber guardrails, allowing approved users to test and develop defensive security capabilities.
The company had previously announced that selected cybersecurity partners would receive access to the model in September.
Separately, Google said it would provide 10,000 scientists with six months of free access to the highest usage tier of its Antigravity platform, expanding access to AI tools for scientific research.
The launch comes as major technology companies compete to develop AI models capable of performing increasingly complex tasks for businesses and professionals. For Google, Argon represents a fresh attempt to strengthen its AI offering after delays to earlier releases and changes within its leadership team.
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