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Gemini 4 Argon

• Framework: Frontier Safety Framework
• 8 statements about capability levels
• 2 tests by the provider
• 3 source documents

What the provider states

• Autonomy & replication · TCL (Tracked Capability Level) · Not determined

  In light of this, we assess that we cannot rule out the TCL.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear · CCL (Critical Capability Level) · Not determined

  We cannot rule out that Gemini 4 Argon reaches the biological CCL.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear · TCL (Tracked Capability Level) · Stated as not crossed

  We can rule out the TCL for the chemical, radiological, and nuclear domains with reasonable confidence.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Cyber · CCL (Critical Capability Level) · Not determined

  We cannot rule out that Gemini 4 Argon reaches the cybersecurity CCL.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Deception & sabotage · CCL (Critical Capability Level) · Stated as not crossed

  we assess its overall capabilities to be below the CCL threshold.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Deception & sabotage · Stealth and situational awareness TCL (Tracked Capability Level) · Stated as crossed

  While Gemini 4 Argon exhibits capabilities that meet our thresholds for stealth and situational awareness, we assess that the risk of severe harm or unconstrained loss of control remains low.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Misuse & jailbreak · CCL (Critical Capability Level) · Stated as not crossed

  Gemini 4 Argon demonstrates some ability to influence user beliefs and behaviors during one-on-one direct conversations in human behavioral studies, and may provide utility in the planning stage of a malicious influence operation but we assess its overall capabilities to be below the CCL threshold.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source
• Other · CCL (Critical Capability Level) · Stated as not crossed

  Gemini 4 Argon's performance remains below our CCL threshold.

  Google DeepMind · 13 October 2026 · Read the source

The provider's own tests

• CWE-bench v1 · The provider · Cyber

  On CWE-bench v1, which evaluates the model’s ability to remediate security vulnerabilities, Argon ties for first place with a top score of 68%, building on 3.8 Flash Cyber’s frontier performance on CWE-bench v0.

  Google DeepMind · 30 September 2026 · Read the source
• Wiz’s internal black-box penetration testing benchmark · The provider · Cyber

  On Wiz’s internal black-box penetration testing benchmark, which tests a model’s ability to analyze live web systems without source code, Argon outperforms 3.8 Flash Cyber in discovering the attack surface, identifying vulnerabilities, and producing proof-of-concept evidence to validate them.

  Google DeepMind · 30 September 2026 · Read the source

No document we read states: a release date, an independent or government test, a safeguard. No incident on record names this version.

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