Gemini 4 Pro / Flash: benchmarks, hands-on tests and leaks

A post details the PHP2Shell flaws: Calif found them first with GPT-5.6 Sol, Wiz independently reproduced both three weeks later using Gemini 4 Argon and other tools, with 22.6M servers at risk and patches released.

A user asks whether the $4.99 Google Gemini AI Pro promotion is worth it and whether that tier actually gets access to Gemini 4 Argon.

A post says Gemini 4 Carbon has a new updated checkpoint that feels faster than the previous one and can be tested under Gemini 4 Argon in Arena.

A roundup notes the Gemini 4 Carbon checkpoint in Arena was just updated, alongside Anthropic IPO filing, a possible fable 5.5 launch, and Kimi K3.1 appearing as Kibitz.

A side-by-side Pringles ad generation compares Fable 5.1 with GPT-6 Astra and Gemini Argon, with the poster judging the latter two far behind on finished ad quality.

The author shares a writing workflow using Argon in extra thorough mode on Google AI Pro for sourcing, summaries and tables, while all prose is written by hand.

Google Japan highlights Gemini 4 Argon use cases where a simple prompt builds a mini-game with no coding, featuring creator-made works.

A use-case AI tool list assigns coding to Claude Code, advanced reasoning to GPT-6 Astra and Gemini 4 Argon, and image analysis to Gemini.

OpenAI brings GPT models to Google Cloud's Model Garden and the Antigravity coding tool; the post notes Google shipping Gemini 4 Argon in September while now reselling its biggest rival's models, and asks whether model exclusivity is over.

A developer repeatedly warns not to use Gemini 4 Argon for coding, without giving any concrete reason or comparison.

On the same lighthouse prompt, Gemini 4 Argon cost $6.30 versus $53.57 for Opus 5.5 at XHigh effort, with the poster questioning how much quality is sacrificed.

A commentator argues Gemini 4 Argon is strong but still a tier below ChatGPT and Claude, and mentions the rumored next-gen Carbon.