Google ships Gemini 4 Hydrogen, 2.5X faster than 3.8 Flash, lands in Chrome
laparisa · x · 2026-11-13
Google announced Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a model aimed at everyday coding and agentic work, claiming 2.5X speed over 3.8 Flash and class-leading performance, with 4 thinking levels and the ability to run solo or team up with Carbon and Argon. The Chrome team is bringing Hydrogen's intelligence into Chrome to help with everyday browsing tasks.
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