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

A user complains that eight days after Gemini 4 Argon's release they still have no access, saying it is hard being a Gemini fan.

The poster speculates that Gemini 4 Argon may get early access for all or most Ultra users, but stresses it is only a guess.

LuminaBench posts a video labeled Gemini 4 Argon, showing the unreleased model running.

The poster argues Argon can't launch publicly today because safety compliance isn't signed off and its closed test has run only days, so at most Ultra and enterprise users get a limited rollout.

A Chinese user borrows the "You. Come to Shenyang. I'll wait." meme to express anticipation for Gemini 4 Argon.

A user posts a video exclaiming that they appear to have early access to Gemini 4 Argon and asks Logan where it came from.

A user publicly asks Google's Logan Kilpatrick for access to Gemini 4 Argon, saying people are eager to test it and urging a public release soon.

A user directly tagged Google's Logan Kilpatrick to ask when Gemini 4 Argon will be released, reflecting that the company has yet to confirm it.

While people are still waiting for Gemini 4 Argon, Logan Kilpatrick offered early access, prompting speculation that the public release has been pushed back.

The poster argues that Logan offering early access rather than full availability implies Gemini 4 will not be released publicly that day.

A Chinese post predicts Gemini 4 Argon will arrive today, with Ultra subscribers getting access first and the API following, at $4 input / $20 output, a 1M context window, and performance on par with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra.

A leak claims Vertex AI has marked google-gemini-4-argon-cyber-permissive as Active, a text-only Gemini 4 variant for cybersecurity use, bringing wider access to the full Argon release closer.