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Google launches Gemini 4 Argon for cybersecurity partners

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI model, for trusted cybersecurity partners.
The rollout uses the Fairwind Program and gives early access to U.S. government partners.
Argon supports up to 1 million output tokens, up from 64 000, for long-context tasks.
Alphabet shares rose about 2% in after-hours trading after the announcement.
Google says Argon led the Vals Index with a 68.9% score, beating OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra.

History

Historical Context

After IBM’s Deep Blue toppled Garry Kasparov in 1997, the firm sought a new AI challenge, leading to Watson’s 2011 Jeopardy! win over champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, which earned a $1 million prize. That public triumph paved the way for large-scale language models, a route Google pursued in 2024 with Gemini 4 Argon’s government-focused rollout.

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Story summary

Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI model, for trusted cybersecurity partners.
The rollout uses the Fairwind Program and gives early access to U.S. government partners.
Argon supports up to 1 million output tokens, up from 64 000, for long-context tasks.
Alphabet shares rose about 2% in after-hours trading after the announcement.
Google says Argon led the Vals Index with a 68.9% score, beating OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra.

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