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Gemini 4 Argon: reviewers rate it below Claude and GPT-6 despite Google's release

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Indigo says Google's Gemini 4 Argon returns the company to the top tier of models without surpassing rivals, and that its Antigravity app trails competitors by six months to a year, which holds back the model's performance.

He reports that Argon builds apps quickly at low reasoning levels but scores 21% on Vibe Check for complex legacy codebases, against 81% to 85% for Claude and GPT-6. He says it suits advanced users who choose their own tools as a partner for writing structure and ideas, or for quick prototypes and designs, but is not yet a primary tool.

Khazix says Argon became generally available on October 14, after an October 1 announcement limited it to the Fairwind cybersecurity program. He says it is hard for Argon to challenge Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, citing an Artificial Analysis score of 53 that ties GPT-6 Astra. He reports that Argon costs $2 per million input and $10 per million output tokens during a promotion ending November 30, then $4 and $20. Using Antigravity requires the $100 Ultra plan, while the $20 Pro plan covers the Gemini app.

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Gemini 4 Argon is fully open, but trails Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra in tests

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Oct 13, 9:02 PM ET · 1 article
Google opens Gemini 4 Argon to general availability after October 1 limited announcement
Khazix: Gemini 4 Argon is fully open, but trails Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra in tests
Oct 13, 7:54 PM ET · 1 article
indigo reviews Gemini 4 Argon and says it regained frontier tier but not ahead of rivals
indigo: Gemini 4 Argon matches top-tier models but lags in its app and coding review

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Oct 13

9:02 PM
Khazix@Khazix0918X
Gemini 4 Argon is fully open, but trails Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra in tests
AIGoogle made Gemini 4 Argon generally available on October 14, after an October 1 announcement limited it to the Fairwind cybersecurity program. Khazix says it is hard for Argon to challenge Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, citing an Artificial Analysis score of 53 that ties GPT-6 Astra. Argon costs $2 per million input and $10 per million output tokens during a promotion ending November 30, then $4 and $20, and it ranks first on Vals Index at 68.9.
7:54 PM
indigo@indigoxX
Gemini 4 Argon matches top-tier models but lags in its app and coding review
AIIndigo says Gemini 4 Argon brings Google back to the top tier of models but does not surpass rivals, and its Antigravity app trails competitors by six months to a year. In coding, Argon builds apps quickly and well at low reasoning levels, but scores 21% on Vibe Check for complex legacy codebases compared with 81% to 85% for Claude and GPT-6. Google has previewed automated safety classifiers, cloud execution and a max reasoning tier as upcoming updates.

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