Gemini 4 Argon out: reviewer calls it a genuine Opus contender at $2/$10 per M tokens
iruletheworldmo · x · 2026-10-14
Reviewer iruletheworldmo posted a video claiming Gemini 4 Argon is out, saying he's had access for weeks and that "Google are back. kind of…"
- Unlike the earlier Muse, he argues the model isn't just benchmaxed — it's a genuine contender to Astra and Opus, matching SOTA on games, SVGs and 3D modelling
- Aggressive pricing: $2/$10 per million tokens through end of November
- The glaring weaknesses: Google's internal culture and the harness
Note: third-party leak/review, no official Google confirmation seen.
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