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Google Expands Gemini 4 Argon Globally With 1 Million Token Context Window

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Google has broadened access to Gemini 4 Argon, its flagship frontier model, after a partner-focused rollout began on September 30, 2026. Global availability for developers and enterprises was announced on October 13 through the Gemini API and AI Studio. The model is built for sustained, multi-step reasoning on demanding work such as software development, enterprise knowledge tasks and cybersecurity. Its 1 million token context window allows it to process very large bodies of material, such as extensive codebases or document collections, in a single task. Google also made Argon available to Ultra subscribers through Google Antigravity and to eligible Ultra and Pro subscribers via the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.

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