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Paul J Lipsky - Gemini 4 Argon Is Here (Fully Tested)

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Author: Paul J Lipsky
Categories: Technology Creativity & Design
Tags: technology, creativity
Views: 2 · Last viewed: 2026-10-15 07:48 UTC

Short Summary

Main recommendation: Gemini 4 Argon is Google's strongest model yet and is worth trying for knowledge work, long-context tasks, creative writing, and app or game building, though Opus 5.5 remains the better choice for most coding. The speaker, who had over a week of early access, found it excellent for writing and editing but noted weaknesses in the Antigravity coding harness. It is rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Key Points

  • Google positions Argon as its most powerful model, built for long, complex work in coding, finance, legal, and cybersecurity.
  • Of 19 benchmarks Google shared, Argon ranks first in 13 and ties for first in one; the speaker notes Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra stay competitive for coding.
  • The speaker built several games in Antigravity with Argon, including a paintball capture-the-flag game, a Star Fox-style shooter, and a game controlled by brain waves from a meditation headband.
  • Argon found several bugs, including one that could have potentially exposed a webhook (though the risk was described as low), in code the speaker had written with Opus 5.5.
  • In the Gemini app, Argon sounds more natural, sticks closer to provided documents, and persists longer on tasks.
  • The speaker found Argon strong at writing, including scripts and a long scary story, and used it for video editing with motion graphics, though he still considers Opus 5.5 better overall for editing.

Details Worth Noting

  • Concrete instructions: For building games or apps, the speaker used Antigravity, Google's coding app, and got good results from one or two prompts. To get nicer-looking games with Argon than with Opus 5.5, add more visual direction to the prompt. To make a game playable with the headband, open the app so it connects to the headband over Bluetooth, relax to lower the rocket and concentrate to raise it, and exaggerate the effort (for example, raising eyebrows).
  • Argon is available globally starting today for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, may take time to reach every account, and will come soon to AI Mode in Google Search.
  • Developers can access Argon through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio; businesses can use Gemini for Business.
  • The speaker's main criticism is that Antigravity's harness needs work, since switching from the ChatGPT app and Codex felt difficult.
  • For a scary story, the speaker asked for something readable in about 20 to 30 minutes, and Argon produced a long story the speaker read in one sitting.

Bottom Line

Argon is a major step up for Google and a strong writing and knowledge-work model, but for coding the speaker still prefers Opus 5.5 and sees Antigravity as the weak point.