Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen, replacing Gemini 3.8 Flash
Original title: Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash
Google says high mode is 2.5 times faster than 3.8 Flash and cuts fabricated claims more than fivefold.
Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Hydrogen as the replacement for Gemini 3.8 Flash across its products, with access starting immediately. Unlike the staged Argon and Carbon releases, Hydrogen is not limited to the most expensive subscription. Google says even high thinking mode is 2.5 times faster than Flash 3.8 and that fabricated claims fall by more than five times.
Unconfirmed: Performance and fabricated-claim figures are Google's own analysis.
- Thinking levels are low, medium, high, and new xhigh.
- Google says Terminal-Bench score more than triples 3.8 Flash.
- At xhigh, Artificial Analysis score is 54 versus 50 for Argon.
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1 min read at arstechnica.com
Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.
By Ryan Whitwam · arstechnica.com
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