Google has started a wider rollout of its Gemini 4 Argon model in the Gemini app and Antigravity coding tool, restricting access to paying subscribers, with lower-tier plans not getting full capabilities. The company says the model's reasoning and safety features, including a misalignment monitor, remain unchanged from benchmarks published last month. Google cited internal uses, including efficiency gains on YouTube's comment system and bug discoveries in Project Wing's drone simulator, as evidence of Argon's capabilities.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-13
Google has broadened availability of its Gemini 4 Argon AI model beyond the Fairwind Program to developers via the Gemini API and Antigravity platform, and to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers through the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. Introductory pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through November 30, after which costs double. Google says Argon handles complex tasks in finance, coding, creative writing and cybersecurity, and VP Josh Woodward noted it responds faster with fewer hedges and can surface answers while still processing longer queries.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
Google is expanding access to its Gemini study notebooks feature to users of all ages, provided they sign in with a school- or work-issued Google account and their admin enables the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook. The tool builds personalized study plans, quizzes, and lessons from uploaded notes and course materials, and includes a dashboard tracking strengths and focus areas. The rollout has begun and may take up to 15 days to reach all eligible accounts, though it is not yet available in the European Economic Area.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-22
A teardown of Google app version 17.54.10 reveals two new buttons being developed for the Gemini home screen: "Chat," for standard conversations with Gemini, and "Assign," which routes messages directly to Gemini Spark. This follows an earlier discovery of a similar "Assign Task" feature that has yet to launch for users.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
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