Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model that closes the gap with rivals from OpenAI and Anthropic, beating some of them on key benchmarks. While it may not clearly lead the pack, it is relatively cheap for a frontier model, at least at the introductory price. Argon is Google's first frontier model in more than seven months, following Gemini 3.1 Pro. It puts the ad giant back among the top three AI labs, though Anthropic likely still holds the lead. After a difficult and drawn-out ...