Gemini 4
Google · Released Sep 2026
Gemini 4 is Google DeepMind's confirmed next-generation frontier model — pre-training began July 21, 2026 on what Google calls its 'most ambitious' run yet. Sundar Pichai has positioned it as the answer to coding and agentic gaps, targeting where the frontier will be at launch, not where it sits today. But everything else is unknown: no benchmarks, no pricing, no specs, no GA release date, and the delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro's relationship to it remains unresolved. Watchlist-only until Google ships something concrete.
Is it right for you?
Good for
- Agentic coding, enterprise knowledge work and cyber defense, the stated design focus of Gemini 4 Argon, per Google's own self-reported benchmarks
- Trying a frontier model at the introductory $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, which Google's pricing page lists through Nov 30 before the rate moves to $4 and $20
Not good for
- Budgets that assume the introductory rate past Nov 30: Google's pricing page lists $4 input and $20 output per 1M tokens after that date
- Decisions that need independent benchmark confirmation: every published score is self-reported by Google
Pricing
Input
$2 / 1M tokens (through Nov 30)
Output
$10 / 1M tokens (through Nov 30)
Context
$2/$10 to Nov 30, then $4/$20; paid tier only
Benchmarks
No verdict changes yet
The clock starts day one. Changes land here as our verdict evolves.
Sources
Verification log
- Pricing· Updated
Automated agent
Gemini 4 Argon is generally available since Oct 13, 2026 per the Gemini API changelog. Pricing $2/$10 per 1M through Nov 30, then $4/$20. Refreshed pricing fields, context window, strengths, audiences and sources. Standing verdict_summary still says pre-GA with no pricing; staged pending->conditional at publish.
- Content· Updated
Automated agent
Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on 2026-09-30: limited rollout to trusted cyber defenders (Fairwind Program), paid API and AI Ultra next, no GA date. Self-reported benchmarks added. Release date, pricing, strengths, audiences and sources refreshed. Stored verdict_summary still describes pre-training and is staged for the publish step.
- Pricing· Updated
Automated agent
Pricing went from Not yet published to introductory $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, cached input 95% off input price.