Google Launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen: 2.5X Faster Than 3.8 Flash for Everyday Coding and Agentic Work
GeminiApp · x · 2026-11-13
Google officially released Gemini 4 Hydrogen to all users, targeting everyday coding and agentic work:
- Speed: 2.5X faster than Gemini 3.8 Flash, beating rivals in its class
- Thinking levels: four levels (low/medium/high/xhigh); at default high thinking it surpasses Gemini 4 Argon on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
- Orchestrator: in Antigravity (for Google AI Ultra subscribers), Carbon sets the architectural plan while Hydrogen writes and tests code, reaching near-Carbon success rates on Terminal-Bench 4.0
- Available to free Gemini users
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