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Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, restricts access to vetted experts over safety concerns
October 1, 2026 at 05:28 PM · Updated 14d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 21 hours
Google has released its new Gemini 4 Argon AI model only to vetted cybersecurity experts and the US government, citing safety concerns.
- Google announced Gemini 4 Argon, withholding the model from the public and releasing it only to cybersecurity experts vetted under its Fairwind program.
- Chief AI architect Koray Kavukcuoglu said safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach.
- Cybersecurity firm Wiz used the model to uncover a critical hospital software flaw that exposed sensitive personal information.
- Google said it will expand access to paid API clients and Google AI Ultra subscribers after testing, with prices starting at $2 per million input tokens.
- Gemini 4 Argon supports an output limit of up to 1 million tokens per response, Google said.
- Google said the model has been used internally to improve memory in data centers and upgrade large-scale databases.
- The model achieved advanced results on benchmarks including DeepSWE v1.1 and Vals Index, Google said.


