{"slug": "google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take", "title": "Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead", "summary": "Google released Gemini 4 Argon, its first frontier model in over seven months, which matches OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra in independent testing but trails Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, according to The Decoder. Argon carries a low per-token price but consumes more than twice as many tokens per task as Astra. Select testers receive access first, with the API and paid tiers following later.", "body_md": "# Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead\n\nBy Matthias BastianSource: \n\n[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com)\n [Gemini](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gemini) 4 Argon is Google's first frontier model in over seven months. It matches [GPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gpt)-6 Astra in independent testing but can't keep up with [Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic)'s [Claude](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/claude) Opus 5.5. The per-[token](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/token) price is low, but Argon burns through more than twice as many tokens per task as Astra. Select testers get access first, with the API and paid tiers following later.\n\nThe article [Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead](https://the-decoder.com/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesnt-take-a-clear-lead/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthrop-0sru", "published_at": "2026-09-30 22:06:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-30 22:47:08.607320+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "generative-ai", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Google", "Gemini 4 Argon", "OpenAI", "GPT-6 Astra", "Anthropic", "Claude Opus 5.5", "The Decoder", "Matthias Bastian"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-gemini-4-argon-closes-the-gap-with-openai-and-anthropic-but-doesn-t-take.jsonld"}}