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# Sundar Pichai introduces Gemini 4 Argon with a benchmark table

Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai), X, 2026-09-30. Importance: major (4 of 5).
Source: https://x.com/sundarpichai/status/2105387952478277979

## Why it matters

CEO announcement with the widest reach of any Google exec post on the launch (200K+ views); 'Lots of discussion out there about our next model(!)' frames it as an early look ahead of broad release.

## Summary

Pichai introduces Gemini 4 Argon as an early look, citing frontier performance in complex workflows, cyber defense and software engineering and extensive internal use at Google (coding to quantum computing), with an image of the benchmark table. His follow-up post (2105387954474746264) says Argon 'has frontier safeguards', is 'with the US gov't' and goes to trusted cyber defenders through the Fairwind Program first, promising availability 'as soon as we can and as safely as we can'.

## Archived text

> Lots of discussion out there about our next model(!), so I wanted to give an early look as soon as possible. Introducing Gemini 4 Argon!
> 
> It shows frontier performance in complex workflows, cyber defense and software engineering. Teams are using it extensively at Google, from coding to quantum computing, great feedback. 
> 
> Here’s a look at the benchmarks:

Archived 2026-09-30 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 202,628 views, 4,049 likes, 438 reposts, 286 replies (at fetch time)
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## Cited in

- 2026-09-30: [Google announces Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model, first released only to cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-30-gemini-4-argon/)