Artificial Analysis (@ArtificialAnlys) · 10/14/2026, 02:00:33
Gemini 4 Argon GA: Matches GPT-6 Intelligence with Lowest Hallucination and Major Agentic Gains
Google has officially released Gemini 4 Argon to general availability, marking its first proprietary frontier model above the Flash class in seven months. The model matches GPT-6 Astra on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index while offering ~40% lower cost per task and substantial improvements in agentic benchmarks like Terminal Bench. Notably, Argon achieves the lowest hallucination rate (15%) among leading models scoring 45+ on the Intelligence Index.
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Artificial Analysis (@ArtificialAnlys) · 2026-10-13 18
Gemini 4 Argon is now GA. Argon ranks equal to GPT-6 Astra on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at 60% of the Cost per Task with discounted prices until Nov 30
Key takeaways:
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Google is back to having a frontier model released to the public: This is Google's first proprietary model above the Flash class in over 7 months
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Pricing temporarily discounted to 50% until November 30: Gemini 4 Argon has a Cost per Task of 2/4/$20 after November 30
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Large improvements in agentic performance: Gemini 4 Argon shows substantial improvements in agentic evaluations such as AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal Bench 4. This is an area in which Google's models have historically underperformed compared to leading peers
Lowest hallucination rate among leading models: On AA-Omniscience, Gemini 4 Argon has a 15% hallucination rate, the lowest of any model scoring 45+ on the Intelligence Index
