Google introduces Gemini 4 Hydrogen for faster agentic coding
Original title: Gemini 4 Hydrogen
Google prices the 1 million-token model at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens.
Google announced Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a speed-focused Gemini 4 model for coding, tests, and agentic work, distinct from deeper Gemini 4 Carbon and Argon models. It is available across Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, Gemini for business, the Gemini app, Google Search, and paid Google AI Pro and Ultra in Google Antigravity. A new Orchestrator can switch between Carbon and Hydrogen in one session. Google says Hydrogen is 2.5 times faster than Gemini 3.8 Flash at the default high setting.
Unconfirmed: Speed, benchmark, and token-savings figures are Google's own claims and have not been independently verified here.
- Google cites an Artificial Analysis score of 51 versus Argon at 50, and 54 at xhigh.
- Orchestrator on Terminal-Bench 4.0 used 24% less quota and finished 19% faster.
- Versus Gemini 3.8 Flash, Terminal-Bench 4.1 scores were 57% versus 18.2%.
- Thinking levels are low, medium, high by default, and a new xhigh tier.
- Output can reach 1 million tokens alongside a 1 million-token input window.
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