Google ships Gemini 4 Argon with 1M-token output amid claims it underperforms in real coding
APPSO · wechat · 2026-10-01
Google DeepMind launched Gemini 4 Argon via its "Fairwind" program for vetted security defenders, with a 1M-token output window and aggressive pricing ($2/$10 per million tokens). It posts record scores on DeepSWE v1.1 (77.9%) and LVBench (91.7%), and found a hospital-software vulnerability with Wiz. But Bloomberg reports insiders say it struggles at real-world coding, fueling "Benchmaxxing" criticism the company denies.
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