Google's Gemini 4 Argon launches on Vercel, Cognition and OpenRouter with discounts
Overview
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is available through three platforms, each with a different offer.
Vercel says the model is live on its AI Gateway at 50% off through December 1, and calls it the first Gemini 4 model. Cognition says it is available in Devin Desktop and CLI at 75% off for Devin users through October 27, and reports a 60.5% score on FrontierCode 1.1, the highest of any Gemini model on that leaderboard. OpenRouter says the model is available through Google AI Studio and Google Cloud at introductory prices of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. It reports 51.3% on AutomationBench, 91.7% on LVBench, and a tie for first on CWE-bench v1 at 68%. Vercel's post does not say which usage or pricing tiers its discount covers.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 13, 12:53 PM ET
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Developments
4 developments
- Oct 13, 12:26 PM ET · 1 articleGemini 4 Argon from Google DeepMind goes live on OpenRouterOpenRouter: Gemini 4 Argon is live on OpenRouter with introductory pricing
- Oct 13, 12:25 PM ET · 1 articleVercel AI Gateway adds Gemini 4 Argon with 50% discount through Dec 1Guillermo Rauch: Guillermo Rauch praises Gemini 4 Argon and urges model-agnostic AI use
- Oct 13, 12:22 PM ET · 1 articleCognition makes Gemini 4 Argon available in Devin Desktop and CLI with 75% off for Devin users through October 27Cognition: Gemini 4 Argon arrives in Devin Desktop and CLI at 75% off
- Oct 13, 12:17 PM ET · 1 articleVercel makes Gemini 4 Argon available on AI Gateway with 50% off through Dec 1Vercel Developers: Vercel AI Gateway adds Google's Gemini 4 Argon, offering 50% off through December 1
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OpenRouter@OpenRouterOfficialPickGemini 4 Argon is live on OpenRouter with introductory pricingAIOpenRouter says Google's Gemini 4 Argon is now available through Google AI Studio and Google Cloud. The post reports 51.3% on AutomationBench, 91.7% on LVBench, and a tie for first on CWE-bench v1 at 68%. Introductory pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.

Guillermo Rauch@rauchgXGuillermo Rauch praises Gemini 4 Argon and urges model-agnostic AI useAIGuillermo Rauch congratulates the Gemini team on Gemini 4 Argon, the first Gemini 4 model, and says coding agents are AI's killer app. He argues developers and companies should stay model agnostic, citing the back-to-back releases of Muse Wonder and Gemini Argon. Vercel's AI Gateway offers Gemini 4 Argon at 50% off through Dec 1st.
Cognition@cognitionOfficialGemini 4 Argon arrives in Devin Desktop and CLI at 75% offAICognition says Gemini 4 Argon is now available in Devin Desktop and CLI. On FrontierCode 1.1, the model scores 60.5%, the highest of any Gemini model on the leaderboard. Devin users get 75% off through October 27.

Vercel Developers@vercel_devOfficialPickVercel AI Gateway adds Google's Gemini 4 Argon, offering 50% off through December 1AIVercel says Gemini 4 Argon, which it calls the first Gemini 4 model, is now live on AI Gateway. The post offers 50% off through December 1 and recommends the model for difficult coding and agent tasks.
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