# The Rundown AI — Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon with strong scores and limited access

- Company: The Rundown AI (therundown.ai)
- Announced: 2026-10-01T12:35:25.268000+00:00
- Category: new-model
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: models
- Source: https://www.therundown.ai/news/google-gemini-4-argon-benchmarks-limited-rollout
- Record: https://forck.live/items/15574-google-unveils-gemini-4-argon-with-strong-scores-and-limited-access
- Subject: Reporting
- Models affected: Gemini 4 Argon, GPT-6 Astra, Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Gemini 3, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.1 Pro
- Pricing: The announced API rates start at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. After the introductory period, those rates rise to $4 and $20, respectively.

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, claiming it outperforms GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 on 13 of 19 benchmarks. The model is initially limited to select vetted cybersecurity teams through Google's Fairwind Program, with plans to expand to paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers at an unannounced date. API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, rising to $4 and $20 after an introductory period of unspecified duration.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.therundown.ai/news/google-gemini-4-argon-benchmarks-limited-rollout:

> Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, saying it beats GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 on 13 of 19 benchmarks in the company's comparison. As The Rundown reported, the new frontier model is initially limited to select vetted cybersecurity teams.

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