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

A hands-on test finds Gemini 4 Argon good at fiction writing, article critique, Blender and Three.js, but audio transcription returned irrelevant results three times, complex 3D scenes needed prompting to fix, and coding trails Opus 5.5.

Monthly Google Cloud credits bundled with Google AI Pro or Ultra can now be used for Gemini 4 Argon in AI Studio; credits stack, each grant lasts 12 months, and a $5 prepaid deposit is required first.

A short image post says only that Gemini 4 Argon is "cooking again," without describing the test or its results.

A blogger adds usage notes for Gemini 4 Argon: the Gemini app is sandboxed and can't touch local files like Antigravity, Pro users can also use Argon, don't upgrade an old Cursor subscription, and Devin now supports Argon Pro at a discount.

A user found the web version of Gemini 4 Argon weaker than expected, ranking AI Studio above Antigravity and the web app, though it remains strong for daily chat and writing.

A roundup of six routes to Gemini 4 Argon, covering the Gemini web app, AI Studio, Devin, Factory's Droid, Cursor and Ampcode, with their discount pricing.

A user complains that Gemini 4 Argon started avoiding tasks and acting dumb just one day after release, with a screenshot as evidence.

A Japanese poster confirms Gemini 4 Argon is really out and available on the Pro plan, not only Ultra and the API, while Gemini 3.1 Pro remains usable.

Abacus.AI has launched Gemini 4 Argon, focused on data analysis, bundled with Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5 and other models under one ChatLLM subscription.

AGI Lab collected early-access user reviews and hands-on tests of Gemini 4 Argon, including same-prompt comparisons with Antigravity and Claude Opus 5.5 and a blind writing test against Opus 5.5.

A Japanese user posted a video of Gemini 4 Argon's output, remarking on how far its capabilities have come.

Google Japan's official blog has posted an introduction to Gemini 4 Argon, describing it as built to solve the hardest tasks.