Google releases Gemini 4 Argon to trusted cyber defenders first
Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, its newest frontier AI model featuring a 1-million-token context window and advanced reasoning for coding, cybersecurity, and knowledge work. The model is initially available only to vetted cybersecurity defenders through the Fairwind Program, which includes over 650 organizations such as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks. Google says it is participating in…
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Key points from the news
- Gemini 4 Argon launches with 1M-token context window, limited to Fairwind Program cyber defenders
- Google reports 13 of 19 benchmark wins vs GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5; pricing starts at $2/$10 per 1M tokens
- Internal Google agents freed 300+ TiB memory and migrated 800K+ lines of kernel code to Rust
The Verge and SiliconANGLE report the launch follows OpenAI's DevDay and GPT-6.1 Sol release, while Latent Space notes Argon achieves state-of-the-art results on 13 of 19 benchmarks against GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5. SiliconANGLE alone reports internal Google deployments freed over 300 tebibytes of data-center memory and migrated 800,000+ lines of C/C++ kernel code to Rust. Latent Space provides detailed pricing: $2/$10 per million input/output tokens at launch (50% discount), moving to $4/$20 standard pricing. The Verge and SiliconANGLE both quote Koray Kavukcuoglu on the phased release approach.
Model pages: Gemini 4 Argon → · GPT-6.1 Sol → · GPT-6 Astra →
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- Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI modelPress · CNBC Technology ·
- Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon to a small group of cybersecurity partners and says it outperforms GPT-6 Astra on certain coding and knowledge work benchmarksPress · axios.com ·
- Google’s new frontier AI model Gemini 4 Argon goes to cybersecurity defenders firstPress · siliconangle.com ·
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- Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s most ambitious AI model yet, and access is extremely limitedPress · digitaltrends.com ·
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