
Gemini 4 Argon: What’s New and How to Get It
Argon is Google’s strongest model yet and the new Tasks mode is genuinely useful, but you need Google AI Pro or Ultra to use it.
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Argon is Google’s strongest model yet and the new Tasks mode is genuinely useful, but you need Google AI Pro or Ultra to use it.

Free users are left with Gemini 3.8 Flash only; Google AI Pro ($19.99) is now the cheapest way to keep Claude in Antigravity.

GPT-6 makes ChatGPT answers more visual and interactive on every plan; Plus remains the sweet spot for most people.

You can’t switch ads off completely on Go, but Free users can trade messages for an ad-free plan and everyone can turn off ad personalization.

Premium ($30) is the plan most developers need; Plus ($8) only makes sense if you are happy using Grok models.

Claude Code and Codex are the strongest agents, Cursor is the best AI editor, and GitHub Copilot is the best value.

Notion is the best all-in-one workspace, Obsidian the best for privacy and personal knowledge, and OneNote the best free pick.

ChatGPT is the best all-rounder, Claude is the pick for writing and coding, and Gemini is the best value if you live in Google apps.
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