Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen outscores bigger Argon just four weeks after launch
The Decoder · rss · 2026-11-13
Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen replaces the Flash series and, per the independent Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, outscores the pricier in-house Argon just four weeks after launch, nearly matching Claude Sonnet 5.5 at lower cost.
Caveats: it costs about 2.5x more per task than GPT-6.1 Sol and still trails on agentic coding, making the pricier Argon largely obsolete but not yet the overall value leader.
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