Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model: Benchmarks, how to try it, and pricing
THE SO WHAT
A frontier model tuned for coding and cyber defense at aggressive token pricing is Google’s bid to make Argon the default engine for both software creation and security review. If you’re building devtools or security products, you now have to assume your customers will test you directly against Argon’s API and pricing, not just generic “LLM” baselines.
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