Gemini 4 Argon tops Text Arena, writes a novel with 1M-token output limit
DynamicWebPaige · x · 2026-10-06
Google's DynamicWebPaige confirms Gemini 4 Argon can output up to 1 million tokens per response — roughly 750K words, or 8+ novels (a typical novel is 90K tokens) — up from 64K. Competitors Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra cap at 128K.
The model took #1 in Text Arena with 1,525 points, 20 above Claude Opus 4.6, and leads Creative Writing. Access is currently limited to vetted security teams.
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