Gemini 4 Argon tested against GPT-6 Sol: speed, summaries and pricing

Google released Gemini 4 Argon, available in the Gemini app on AI Pro ($19.99/month) and AI Ultra ($99.99–$199.99/month) plans. In Lifehacker tests it beat GPT-6 Sol on a web-app coding task and creative pitches, but trailed on concise summaries of scientific papers.

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Gemini 4 Argon tested against GPT-6 Sol: speed, summaries and pricing

Gemini 4 Argon is available on AI Pro at $19.99 and AI Ultra at $99.99–$199.99 per month
Gemini built a lighthouse map app in 10 minutes versus 26 for GPT-6 Sol
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