Google Opens Gemini 4 Hydrogen to All Users as High-Speed Model
11/13/2026 — 11/13, 19:17·21 sources (all)·36 reports (all)·In the 2026-11-13 briefing
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- Google DeepMind has officially released Gemini 4 Hydrogen and opened it to all users, with free access through automatic model selection in…
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On November 12, 2026, Google DeepMind officially released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, the third new model Google has launched in six weeks, following the earlier Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemini 4 Argon. Google dropped its long-standing Pro/Flash naming and switched to chemical-element names for the lineup, with Hydrogen taking over the high-speed, high-frequency role previously held by 3.8 Flash. It is pitched at everyday coding and agentic workflows, with a native 1M token input context and up to 1M tokens of output, priced at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens with no tiered pricing across the full context window, meaning a higher per-call API price than the previous generation. Google DeepMind SVP and Chief AI Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu said Hydrogen brings cutting-edge intelligence to everyone.
On the same day the model was rolled out across multiple products, reaching the Gemini app, Search, AI Studio, the Gemini API, paid AI Pro and Ultra tiers, and Google Antigravity. It also became the default model for Search's AI Mode, which Google said now handles complex queries with multiple parts, hard-to-understand typos, and highly specific requests by breaking them down and answering each part. Google Antigravity added a dropdown option called Orchestrator that dynamically switches between models such as Carbon and Hydrogen within a single session, with Google reporting a 24% reduction in quota consumption and a 19% speed gain on Terminal-Bench 4.0, offered to AI Ultra subscribers. Cursor also announced Gemini 4 Hydrogen availability in its editor.
Reported benchmark figures and characterizations diverge. According to data supplied by Google, Hydrogen scores 51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at the default high thinking level, above Argon's 50, reaching 54 at the top xhigh level, posts 57% on Terminal-Bench 4.1 versus 18.2% for 3.8 Flash, runs 2.5x faster, and cuts fabricated claims by more than 5x. Artificial Analysis found its intelligence slightly below Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol, at about a third of Sonnet's cost but roughly 2.5x that of GPT-6.1 Sol, a tied #1 all-pass score on GDP.pdf at medium reasoning, and a fourth-place finish on AA-Robotics v0.1. TestingCatalog reported it outperforms Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 6.1 Terra on most benchmarks, Cursor cited a 54.3% CursorBench score, and The Decoder noted it still falls short of GPT-6.1 Sol on agentic coding. The model is now generally available, with further evaluations and integrations still being published.
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Latest turnAccording to TestingCatalog, Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen across the Gemini app, Search, AI Studio, and API. Priced at $1.50/$7.50 per 1M tokens, it delivers task execution speeds 2.5x faster than 3.8 Flash.
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According to TestingCatalog, Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen across the Gemini app, Search, AI Studio, and API. Priced at $1.50/$7.50 per 1M tokens, it delivers task execution speeds 2.5x faster than 3.8 Flash.
X:TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog)AI score 56According to MarkTechPost, Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast agentic model featuring a 1M-token context window and 4 thinking levels. It delivers 2.5x the speed of Gemini 3.8 Flash with pricing set at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens.
MarkTechPostAI score 75Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, emphasizing speed and execution efficiency. The new model is immediately open to all users via automatic selection in the Gemini App, manual selection for paid subscribers, and through Google AI Studio and the Gemini API for developers.
cnBetaAI score 78Users have spotted a new model named gemini-4-hydrogen-xhigh in Google's testing accounts. Early user reports indicate it offers extremely fast execution speeds while maintaining solid intelligence compared to previous Flash versions.
V2EXAI score 53Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast and low-cost model within the Gemini 4 family built for everyday coding and agent workflows. Supporting a 1M-token context, it is priced at a flat $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens and is now available across Google developer platforms.
DEV Community · AIAI score 70According to ETtech, Google has introduced Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a new AI model that delivers a 2.5x speed boost over Gemini 3.8 Flash. The release aims to enhance performance and efficiency in everyday tasks, coding, and agentic workflows.
ETtechAI score 61Google officially launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, delivering a 2.5x speedup and four-tier adjustable thinking modes. Practical testing shows significant improvements in API cost optimization and response latency, offering developers an efficient dual-model orchestration strategy.
掘金AI score 71According to TMTpost, Google's new model Gemini 4 Hydrogen has been officially released and is now available to all users. The rollout marks a shift in model updates away from pure benchmark chasing toward practical usability.
钛媒体AI score 68Simon Willison released llm-gemini 0.37 and detailed Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen alongside the complex tiered pricing scheme for the Gemini 4 model family.
Simon WillisonAI score 61据 SiliconANGLE 报道,Google 发布 Gemini 4 Hydrogen,这是 Gemini 4 系列中成本更低的模型,并称其在 Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 默认高思考模式下得分 51,高于旗舰 Gemini 4 Argon 的 50 分。该跑分由 Google 提供。
SiliconANGLEAI score 57Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a new model aimed at faster coding and agentic workflows with four thinking levels and flat API pricing. The rollout is broad and available to Pro and Ultra users, according to TestingCatalog.
TestingCatalogAI score 72Google's newly released Gemini 4 Hydrogen scores 54 on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, landing just below Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol, according to the benchmarking account. It costs about a third of Sonnet but roughly 2.5x as much as Sol, and adds an xhigh reasoning level as Google's third new model in six weeks.
TechmemeAI score 66Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, which it says handles multi-part questions, hard-to-read typos and highly specific requests by breaking them down and answering each part, The Verge reports. It is available starting today in Search, the Gemini app, all tiers of Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, Gemini for business and Antigravity, and is now the default model in AI Mode.
The Verge · AIAI score 70Artificial Analysis published its AA-Robotics v0.1 leaderboard, where Gemini 4 Hydrogen is the top-ranked Google model and fourth overall behind Claude Fable 5.2 (75), GPT-6 Astra (69) and GPT-6.1 Sol (65). The model flagged its own minor spill while pouring a drink and an unclosed lid.
X:Artificial Analysis (@artificialanlys)First-partyAI score 46Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a speed-focused model now available globally to developers, enterprises and consumers across the Gemini API, AI Studio, the Gemini app and Google Search. Google says it runs 2.5x faster than Gemini 3.8 Flash at the same settings, scores 57% on Terminal-Bench 4.1 versus 18.2%, and produces more than 5x fewer fabricated claims. Pricing is $1.5 per 1M input tokens.
华尔街见闻AI score 73Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a faster and lower-cost model for coding and AI agents, available to all users in the Gemini app and Search. Developers pay $1.50 per million input tokens, and Google says it nearly matches its flagship Argon.
The Next WebAI score 72Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast, low-cost general-purpose model that succeeds the Flash series. Google says it scores 51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at the default high thinking level, edging out the larger Gemini 4 Argon at 50, and reaches 54 at the new xhigh tier. It offers a 1M-token context window and costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens.
The DecoderAI score 73Google released Gemini 4 Hydrogen on November 12, positioning it as a high-efficiency model for everyday use, fast coding, and agentic workflows, with native 1M-token input and up to 1M-token output. Google says it scores 57% on Terminal-Bench 4.1, up from 18.2% for Gemini 3.8 Flash. API pricing is $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens.
cnBetaAI score 80Google Antigravity rolled out an Orchestrator option that dynamically switches between models such as Carbon and Hydrogen within the same session, alongside Gemini 4 Hydrogen inside Antigravity, according to Techmeme's relay of the company's post. The features are available to AI Ultra subscribers.
TechmemeAI score 60Google's AI Mode in Search now runs on Gemini 4 Hydrogen and is better at handling complex queries, surfacing relevant links and delivering richer visual answers, TechCrunch reported. The change reaches ordinary Search users rather than developers.
TechCrunch · AIAI score 62According to 9to5Google, Google has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen and made it available across AI Studio, the Gemini API, Search, paid AI Pro and Ultra tiers, and Antigravity. The model replaces the Flash branding and follows this week's Carbon release. It is now available across Google's consumer and developer surfaces.
TechmemeAI score 73A post titled 'Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Orchestrator' has appeared on Google's Antigravity blog and is trending on Hacker News. Beyond the title and link, details on capabilities, availability and pricing have not been disclosed.
Hacker News · 热榜AI score 59According to a V2EX user relaying Google's description, Gemini 4 Hydrogen takes over the high-speed, high-frequency role of 3.8 Flash, with 2.5x faster task completion and some benchmarks beating Gemini 4 Argon. Google has also dropped the Pro/Flash suffixes for chemical-element names, and the model's API price has doubled.
V2EXAI score 64Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a model built for rapid execution across a range of agentic workflows. It is priced at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens. Google DeepMind SVP and Chief AI Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu said Hydrogen brings cutting-edge intelligence to everyone.
TechmemeAI score 81Cursor says Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now available inside its editor, scoring 54.3% on CursorBench at its default effort level. For comparison, Cursor reports Gemini 3.8 Flash scored 39.6% on the same benchmark.
Google has officially announced Gemini 4 Hydrogen, which TestingCatalog reports is 2.5x faster than 3.8 Flash and adds four thinking levels, including a new Extra tier. The model is said to beat Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 6.1 Terra on most benchmarks, with rollout to Pro and Ultra subscribers as well as APIs.
X:TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog)AI score 52Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, aimed at everyday coding and agent workflows, priced at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens across a 1M-token context window with no tiered pricing. It scores 51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at its default high effort level and 54 at the top xhigh level. Google also introduced Orchestrator inside its Antigravity platform, which switches between Carbon and Hydrogen mid-session and cuts quota use by 24% on Terminal-Bench 4.0.
IT之家AI score 67Gemini 4 Hydrogen, running at medium reasoning, has tied for the top all-pass score on GDP.pdf, a benchmark for visual reasoning over long, complex documents, according to Artificial Analysis. The result comes from third-party testing on a single benchmark.
X:Artificial Analysis (@artificialanlys)First-partyAI score 40Google DeepMind has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, which scores just below Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol on intelligence at about a third of Sonnet's cost but roughly 2.5x that of GPT-6.1 Sol, according to Artificial Analysis. It adds an xhigh reasoning level and is Google's third new model in six weeks.
X:Artificial Analysis (@artificialanlys)First-partyAI score 63Google DeepMind has released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a model built for fast everyday coding and agentic workflows, rolling it out across Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, the Gemini app, Google Search, and paid subscriptions. It offers a 1M-token context at a flat $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens, scoring 51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at its default setting versus 50 for Argon.
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