Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon to a small group of cybersecurity partners and says it outperforms GPT-6 Astra on certain coding and knowledge work benchmarks (Madison Mills/Axios)

Google has released its Gemini 4 Argon AI model to select cybersecurity partners through the Fairwind platform. The company claims the model outperforms GPT-6 Astra on specific coding and knowledge benchmarks, though some employees report performance inconsistencies in real-world coding tasks. The model is currently participating in the United States government's voluntary pre-release safety process.