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Gemini 4 Release Date: What Is Actually Confirmed?

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When was Gemini 4 released, and which versions can you use today?

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Checked 10 times since Aug 26

100 50 0 Aug 26: 90/100 Sep 2: 84/100 Sep 9: 84/100 Sep 16: 75/100 Sep 23: 64/100 Sep 30: 64/100 · the answer changed Oct 7: 80/100 · the answer changed Oct 14: 72/100 · the answer changed Oct 15: 90/100 Oct 22: 84/100 Aug 26 Oct 22
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  1. Checked: same answer, new wording

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  3. The answer changed

    The standing answer said broad public release had not been announced; the new answer reports broader Gemini app and developer/API availability announced October 13, 2026. It also adds technical details and is less certain about post-introductory pricing.

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  4. The answer changed

    The new answer reports an official Gemini 4 Argon announcement, restricted rollout, published benchmark results and API pricing—facts absent from the standing answer, which said there were no official scores or pricing and no announced variants.

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  5. The answer changed

    Old consensus said Gemini 4 was only in pre-training with no release timeline. New consensus confirms it has advanced to post-training, with internal testing and a target for release before year-end, though still no official date, variants, benchmarks, or pricing.

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How the 2 models compared · 1 contradiction

Google Gemini gemini-3.5-flash-lite · DeepSeek deepseek-v4-flash

Contradiction · minor detail

Google shifted intermediate roadmap focus toward Gemini 4 rather than primarily toward Flash models.

The roadmap change was intended to channel engineering focus into Gemini 4.

Gemini

“to channel engineering focus squarely into the development and maturation of Gemini 4”

Google stepped back from Gemini 3.5 Pro primarily to focus on Flash models instead.

DeepSeek

“Kavukcuoglu acknowledged Google "took a little bit of a step back" to focus on Flash models instead.”

How to verify: Check the executive's exact explanation for abandoning Gemini 3.5 Pro and whether the priority was Gemini 4 or Flash models.