Hands-on: Gemini 4 Argon nears Claude Opus 5.5 but burns through usage
After extended testing, the author finds Gemini 4 Argon strong at following instructions and complex tasks, close to Opus 5.5, but it drains usage so fast a few prompts hit the limit.
🚨 Gemini 4 Argon: My impressions > I've spent a lot of time testing this model, and it's worth > Does it beat Claude Opus 5.5? Not in my experience > But the fact that it's THIS close is insane > The way Argon understands instructions, follows complex ideas, and turns prompts into actual results is genuinely impressive > Google is finally competing head-to-head with the best models in the world > It has only one problem it's usage hungry it drains your usage so fast > Few prompts and you hit your usage > If they fix that it will be my daily model How is your experience so far?