Hands-on with Gemini 4 Argon: Capable but More Steps per Task than Opus 5.5
DanielLockyer · x · 2026-10-14
A developer's micro review of Gemini 4 Argon: capable enough for his use cases, but it appears to need a higher steps-per-task count than Opus 5.5, hurting efficiency.
He also noticed every response was prefixed with 🫧, and says he'll probably switch back for now.
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