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

Demis Hassabis reportedly cut his AGI forecast from 3–5 years to 2–3 years in a WSJ interview, and the post ties this to Gemini 4 Argon being tested first by safety teams before wider release.

The author argues switching costs keep AI enthusiasts between OpenAI and Anthropic, and asks when Google's weak personal AI/agent execution becomes a real competitive threat despite Gemini Argon hype.

A user who got Gemini Pro via a Jio bundle cannot access Gemini 4 Argon in Antigravity, and upgrading redirects to Jio support with no fix.

An Arena checkpoint labeled Gemini 4 Argon, described as a Gemini 4 Carbon build, produced a single-file Three.js freestyle-swimmer animation.

Asked for a Coca-Cola bottle SVG, Gemini 4 Carbon produced reflections, condensation and glass detail in about five minutes, impressing on frontend visuals.

A video demo shows Gemini 4 Argon combining three open-source datasets into an explorable, layered 3D human body for anatomy learning.

WEEX Labs roundup says OpenAI and Google Wiz teams used models including Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.6 Sol to locate and patch the PHP2Shell vulnerability affecting roughly 70% of web apps within hours, alongside Claude Duet and AI reverse-engineering of Office/Adobe.

Three security firms independently used GPT-5.6 Sol and Gemini 4 Argon to uncover two CVSS 9.2 RCE bugs affecting all PHP since 5.4, prompting emergency patches.

Asked why novel/RP writing degrades sharply as context grows, Argon cites research on instruction and persona drift, lost-in-conversation effects and multi-turn sycophancy.

A user asked Gemini 4 Argon to fact-check a video on fasting and aging; the model endorsed it, noting benefits in mice but only reduced overeating in humans.

A post claims Gemini 4 Carbon is reportedly live on Arena under the name Gemini-4-Argon, with a possible launch in weeks, and asks whether it is Google's real Fable-class model.

A podcast episode asks why people like Gemini 4 Argon, comparing its benchmarks to real-world use, plus pricing and a Grok 4.7 matchup.