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

A user measured Gemini 4 Argon usage on the Ultra 5x plan at about $25 per 5 hours and a $100 weekly cap, calling it GPT Plus-level.

A user says Gemini 4 Argon is a successful SOTA-level model that puts Gemini on equal footing with Opus 5.5, and criticizes OpenAI's performance.

A creator used Gemini 4 Argon in Google AI Studio to generate a browser-based 3D space with free camera control, including stone-wall texture, castle keep shapes and cherry blossoms, without Blender.

A poster says prices on Xianyu doubled after Gemini 4 Argon launched, up from 4 yuan, and asks whether Argon is stronger than Opus or 6.1 Sol.

A viral post claims Gemini 4 Argon analyzed physics from human gameplay videos, built its own training simulation, and transferred the motion to the Apollo humanoid robot, which then made seven throws in a row.

A macro analysis of Fed rate hikes and tech valuations groups Gemini 4 Argon with Apple's HomeView and Tencent's bond sale as signs of an AI infrastructure buildout.

Google opened Gemini 4 Argon to developers and enterprises via API on October 13, with Pro and Ultra subscribers also getting access in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and introductory API pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.

The Gemini Plays Pokémon developer got early access to Gemini 4 Argon, which beat Pokémon Blue in 1,407 turns and caught Mewtwo, while Gemini 3.8 Flash needed longer just to beat Brock.

Google released Gemini 4 Argon on October 14, a sparse MoE model with 1M input and 1M output tokens aimed at deep reasoning and large code refactoring, with API pricing and subscription rollout details.

A leak says Argon reaches 87% on exploit generation, behind Opus 5.5's 91%, and ties GPT-6 Astra for first at 68% on vulnerability discovery, which the post uses to explain Google's release limits.

A developer says Gemini 4 on Antigravity and the API repeatedly hangs for thousands of seconds during thinking steps, auto-approval does not work, and every step has to be done manually.

On October 13 Google began rolling Gemini 4 Argon out in the Gemini app and Search AI Mode for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, with paid API access at $2 input and $10 output per million tokens until November 30.