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Gemini is Google's family of AI models and the name of its consumer assistant app, built by Google DeepMind. It is the model line behind AI features across Search, Android and Workspace, and Google's main competitor to OpenAI's GPT models and Anthropic's Claude.

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Checked Oct 9

Gemini 1.0 announced: December 6, 2023 (Ultra, Pro, Nano)
Developer: Google DeepMind (formed April 20, 2023)
Bard renamed Gemini: February 8, 2024
Context windows: "1 million or more tokens" on many models
Gemini 4 Argon: Announced Sep 30, 2026; limited release to cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program; Google says broader access starts with paid API customers and AI Ultra
Stable API models listed (Oct 8, 2026): Includes Gemini 3.8 Flash, 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite; Gemini 3.1 Pro in preview
Latest app release notes: Sep 30, 2026: Skills in Gemini chat; Sep 10, 2026: Windows app
Parent: Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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Agents · NewsThe Week in AI #4: Gemini 4 Argon ships, regulators move on rogue AI agents, and a wave of open weightsOctober 12–18, 2026: Gemini 4 Argon goes generally available, the FTC and India's CERT-In act on AI agent incidents, Anthropic's $16.8 billion quarter, and open-weight releases from Meta, Nvidia, Reflection and DeepSeek.Oct 18·7 min read

Products · NewsApple HomeView and HomePod mini 2: price, release dates, Siri AI and why HomeView skips the EUApple announced the $299 HomeView smart display and the $149 HomePod mini 2 on October 13, 2026. HomeView ships November 13 with Siri AI in beta; HomePod mini 2 arrives October 30 but gets Siri AI only in a later update. HomeView won't be sold in the EU.Oct 14·5 min read

Models · NewsGemini 4 Argon is now generally available: price, who gets it and what Google claimsGoogle opened Gemini 4 Argon to paid API developers, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and businesses on October 13, 2026. The Gemini 4 Argon price is $2/$10 per million tokens through November 30, then $4/$20, and free users are still left out.Oct 14·6 min read

Developers · GuideHow to use Gemini 4 Argon: in the Gemini app, AI Studio, the Gemini API and AntigravityHow to use Gemini 4 Argon depends on where you want it: AI Pro or Ultra for the Gemini app, Ultra for AI Studio's Playground and Antigravity, and a billing-enabled key for the API. Plans, steps from Google's docs, sample code, costs, limits and fixes.Oct 14·8 min read

Models · CompareGemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 (Sol/Astra): price, context, access and benchmarks (October 2026)Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, compared on official prices, context and output limits, where you can use each, and what vendor and independent benchmarks do and don't show.Oct 14·Checked Oct 14

Research · AnalysisWhat the Gemini 4 Argon model card says: safety tests, cyber mitigations, Fairwind access and the limitsGoogle's Gemini 4 Argon model card says the company can't rule out that Argon reached its critical capability levels for biological and cyber risk, so it shipped with safeguards and a safety case. Here's what the card and Google's safety post report, how they compare with the Claude Opus 5.5 system card, and what's missing.Oct 14·9 min read

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Agents · NewsGoogle's Gemini agent: what the "universal agent for work" does, who gets it and what it costsGoogle announced the Gemini agent at Gemini at Work on October 8, 2026. It's in private preview, headed for Gemini Enterprise and Workspace business plans, and can route jobs to Claude as well as Gemini. Here's what is confirmed and what Google hasn't said.Oct 13·5 min read

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