Google has introduced its new flagship artificial intelligence model, Gemini 4 Argon, to developers and enterprises worldwide. This release aims to restore competitive positions against companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, following several months of delays and leadership changes at the DeepMind laboratory.
The company stated that the model demonstrates high efficiency in performing complex, multi-stage tasks requiring deep processing in fields such as programming, finance, law, cybersecurity, and science.
Access to the model via Application Programming Interface (API) is priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. These introductory rates are valid until November 30th, after which the rates will double to $4 and $20, respectively, according to Google.
The launch of Argon followed a complex period for Google in the AI sector. In September, the company announced that it would no longer be releasing Gemini 3.5 Pro, which CEO Sundar Pichai had previously announced for June. Furthermore, DeepMind was reorganized after co-founder Demis Hassabis stepped down as CEO in August, and several leaders of the Gemini team left the company.
The Argon model is available to paying customers through Google's AI application development tools. Subscribers to Google AI Pro and Ultra can use it via the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, while access through the Antigravity coding tool is restricted to Ultra subscribers.
Google's internal engineering teams using Argon in Antigravity reported increasing the number of code solutions presented by agents by over 35% while reducing the number of code rollbacks, or changes that had to be reversed, by nearly a third.
Fairwind Program
Among the first clients testing the model are organizations such as Deloitte, LexisNexis, Ambience Healthcare, and Isomorphic Labs, an Alphabet subsidiary focused on drug development. Google also announced the expansion of its Fairwind program to hundreds of additional partners. This program provides vetted cybersecurity specialists with a version of Argon stripped of built-in protective mechanisms.
Previously, in September, the company had reported providing the model to select cybersecurity partners. Separately, Google will offer 10,000 scientists six months of free access to the highest level of Antigravity usage.