Google has launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast, lower-cost model built for coding and AI agents, according to The Next Web. Released on Thursday, the new model is available to everyone including free users of the Gemini app and Google Search, while developers can access it for $1.50 per million input tokens.
Key takeaways
- Google launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen for coding and AI agents on Thursday.
- The model costs developers $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens.
- Hydrogen finishes tasks 2.5 times faster than Gemini 3.8 Flash according to Google.
- Google built Orchestrator to switch between Hydrogen and Gemini 4 Carbon.
What is Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
Google designed the new AI model to handle everyday work while bigger models plan. The Next Web reports that Hydrogen can process up to 1 million tokens of input at once and makes up facts five times less often than the older Gemini 3.8 Flash model.
Independent tester Artificial Analysis ranks the model one point higher than Google's flagship Argon at its default setting. Meanwhile, Vals AI calls it the cheapest and fastest option among its top six models.
How does it work in the Gemini app and Search?
Free users can access the system directly through the Gemini app and Google Search. Inside Search, the model is built to handle messy and multi-part questions while linking out to a wider range of websites.
Google also introduced Orchestrator inside its Antigravity coding tool. This feature switches dynamically between Hydrogen and Gemini 4 Carbon, achieving results close to Carbon while using 24% less quota.
Why this release matters
Developers and everyday users benefit from lower prices and faster speeds, though competition remains fierce. Artificial Analysis ranks Hydrogen one point behind Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 at top settings, and OpenAI recently reduced prices on its own competing models.
Frequently asked questions
Gemini 4 Hydrogen is a fast and lower-cost AI model created by Google for coding and AI agents that can handle up to 1 million input tokens at once.
Developers can access the model for $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens, which is less than half the standard price of Google's flagship Gemini 4 Argon.
The model is open to everyone, including free users who access it directly through the Gemini app and Google Search.
Google states that the model finishes tasks 2.5 times faster than the older Gemini 3.8 Flash and makes up facts five times less often.
Orchestrator is a new addition to Google's Antigravity coding tool that switches between Hydrogen and Gemini 4 Carbon to save quota.
Based on reporting by The Next Web. Read the original article
