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Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays

SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to catch up to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI race. The new model, "Argon", is larger in size than Google's previous line of advanced "Pro" models, a company spokesperson said. "It's our most performant model yet built for complex…

Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays

Alphabet's Google has unveiled a new flagship AI model, named Argon, as part of its Gemini 4 generation of models. The spokesperson for the company stated that Argon is larger than Google's previous Pro models and is designed to handle complex workloads, comparing it favorably to leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Google has made Argon available to select cybersecurity partners and is participating in the Trump administration's voluntary process for pre-release model access.

However, the company has not set a timeline for the model's public release. According to Google's press release, Argon has outperformed Astra and Opus in self-reported performance on several industry benchmarks. Yet, the model still lags behind in certain areas, such as two out of four coding-related benchmarks included in the release. Google is no longer planning to offer further updates or details on the model at this time.

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