Google Gemini 4 Argon Officially Released and Open Worldwide
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On October 14, 2026, Latent Space reported that Google Gemini 4 Argon officially reached global GA availability, and AINews compiled independent evaluations and safety updates. The report covered the model's API pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, noting that after November 30 the price will rise to $4/$20. On benchmarks, Cursor reported a score of 52.8% on CursorBench, on par with Opus 5.5. However, Ethan Mollick and Theo pointed out reliability issues with the model in multi-agent execution and codebase analysis. The event is currently in the post-launch stage of evaluations and feedback from various parties.
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- Latent Space[AINews] AI Engineer NYC: Gemini 4 Argon, Vals AI Benchmarks
AINews rounds up recent AI news: Google Gemini 4 Argon hits global GA, with API pricing of $2/$10 per million tokens (rising to $4/$20 after November 30), and Cursor reports 52.8% on CursorBench, comparable to Opus 5.5—but Ethan Mollick and Theo point out reliability issues in multi-agent execution and codebase analysis.
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