Google launches Gemini 4 Argon for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers
Google released Gemini 4 Argon on October 13, 2026, offering the new model worldwide to paying AI Pro and Ultra customers via the Gemini API.
Key points
- Gemini 4 Argon is available globally through the Gemini API.
- Only AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers can use Argon in the Gemini app, Google Search, AI Studio, Android Studio, and Antigravity for Ultra and enterprise users.
- Free‑tier users and AI Plus subscribers do not receive the model.
- Argon is designed for multi‑step reasoning in programming, finance, law, cybersecurity, and scientific research.
- It holds the top position on the Vals Index for professional‑task performance.
Google released Gemini 4 Argon on 13 October 2026, making the model available globally through the Gemini API.
Access is limited to paying customers: subscribers to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra can use Argon in the Gemini app, the AI mode of Google Search, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, and the Antigravity development environment (the latter for Ultra subscribers and enterprises with a Gemini Enterprise subscription).
Free‑tier users and AI Plus subscribers do not receive the model.
Google describes Argon as suited for multi‑step reasoning tasks, including programming, finance, law, cybersecurity, and scientific research, and says it holds the top position on the Vals Index for professional‑task performance.
Prior to the broader rollout, the model was available only to a small group of cybersecurity experts participating in the Fairwind program.
Your questions, answered
Who can access Gemini 4 Argon?
Only subscribers to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra can use Gemini 4 Argon through the Gemini API and related applications.
What applications support Gemini 4 Argon?
The model is available in the Gemini app, the AI mode of Google Search, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, and Antigravity for Ultra subscribers and enterprise users.
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