Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead

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.

Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn't take a clear lead By Matthias BastianSource: The Decoder https://the-decoder.com 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. The 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 . Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.