Gemini's Argon Update Causes Widespread Slowdowns and Hanging Requests

Users report that since Google rolled out Argon, Gemini has been severely degraded, with about half of requests hanging and the rest noticeably slower, while related processes also cause high system resource usage.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-19 · 2 related posts

• User reports Gemini hanging and slow since Argon launch, hardware said to be diverted — johnfromberkeley · 2026-10-18
• Users complain Gemini's Argon process runs far too long — juliuslautreamont · 2026-10-19