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Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast, lower-cost model for coding and agents

Google released Gemini 4 Hydrogen on Nov 12, 2026, a fast, cheaper successor to the Flash series for everyday coding and agentic work, priced at $1.50 per million input tokens and rolling out broadly.

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Timeline · 60 reports

  1. 2026-11-12 22:50 · SiliconANGLE AI
    Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a lower-cost model said to outscore Argon
  2. 2026-11-12 22:41 · DEV Community — AI
    Google ships Gemini 4 Hydrogen at $1.50 per million input tokens
  3. 2026-11-12 22:40 · TestingCatalog AI News
    Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen for Pro and Ultra users
  4. 2026-11-12 22:30 · VentureBeat AI
    Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen — a faster, smarter, pricier Flash successor
  5. 2026-11-12 20:35 · DEV Community — AI
    Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen: the Fast Daily Driver for Agentic Work
  6. 2026-11-12 20:19 · The Next Web
    Google’s Gemini 4 Hydrogen brings a fast, cheaper model to everyone
  7. 2026-11-12 19:58 · The Decoder
    Google's Gemini 4 Hydrogen outscores the bigger Argon just four weeks after its launch
  8. 2026-11-12 19:30 · DEV Community — AI
    gemini 4 hydrogen: What Automation Builders Should Know About Google's Fast New Model
  9. 2026-11-12 18:55 · Techmeme
    Google says Gemini 4 Hydrogen is available across AI Studio, the Gemini API, Search, paid AI Pro and Ultra tiers in Antigravity, and more
  10. 2026-11-12 18:52 · Hacker News Front Page
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Orchestrator
  11. 2026-11-12 18:40 · Techmeme
    Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, calling it a major upgrade over Gemini 3.8 Flash, at $1.50/1M input and $7.50/1M output tokens across its 1M context window
  12. 2026-11-12 18:37 · r/GeminiAI
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen is officially out — 2.5x faster than 3.8 Flash and beats Argon on intelligence while costing less
  13. 2026-11-12 18:28 · Unite.AI
    Google Launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen for Everyday Agentic Workflows
  14. 2026-11-12 18:14 · r/singularity
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen AA Score
  15. 2026-11-12 18:06 · Google AI Blog
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen: everyday coding and agentic workflows for developers
  16. 2026-11-12 18:05 · Google DeepMind Blog
    Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen for Agentic Workflows
  17. 2026-11-12 18:04 · r/singularity
    Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen, its new fast model, at $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens. Compared to 3.8 Flash, it finishes tasks 2.5x faster. 4 thinking levels
  18. 2026-11-12 18:04 · r/singularity
    Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  19. 2026-11-12 18:04 · Google AI Blog
    Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen for Agentic Workflows
  20. 2026-11-12 18:03 · Google AI Blog
    Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  21. 2026-11-12 18:03 · AlphaSignal
    Google Releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen to Run Agent Tasks 19% Faster
  22. 2026-11-12 18:01 · Hacker News Front Page
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  23. 2026-11-12 18:01 · r/GeminiAI
    Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  24. 2026-11-12 18:00 · Google DeepMind Blog
    Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  25. 2026-11-12 18:00 · Google: The Keyword
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen: everyday coding and agentic workflows for developers
  26. 2026-11-12 18:00 · Google: The Keyword
    Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  27. 2026-11-12 17:50 · r/GeminiAI
    Free Gemini 4 Hydrogen
  28. 2026-11-12 17:13 · r/GeminiAI
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen just released!
  29. 2026-11-12 15:16 · r/artificial
    Google's Gemini Decision 1 returns zero text: it scores up to 1,000 yes/no or choice questions per call at $0.10/M input
  30. 2026-11-12 14:38 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Google's Gemini Decision 1 Answers 1,000 Questions in One API Call
  31. 2026-11-12 13:42 · r/GeminiAI
    How strong will be gemini 4 hydrogen? And will it release today?
  32. 2026-11-12 10:53 · InfoWorld AI
    Google’s Gemini Decisions API to handle up to 1,000 questions per request
  33. 2026-11-12 09:21 · DEV Community — AI
    Gemini Decision 1: Three Typed Checks in One API Request
  34. 2026-11-12 05:15 · DEV Community — AI
    Google launches Decisions API for fast routing and scoring
  35. 2026-11-12 02:24 · DEV Community — AI
    Google Launches Gemini Decision 1, Its First Decision-Focused Model
  36. 2026-11-12 01:22 · SiliconANGLE AI
    Google enters decision model market with Gemini Decisions API
  37. 2026-11-12 01:00 · DEV Community — AI
    Fast multimodal control flow with the Gemini Decisions API
  38. 2026-11-12 00:00 · Vercel Blog
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen now available on AI Gateway
  39. 2026-11-11 23:22 · r/GeminiAI
    Google introduces their first decision model: Gemini Decision 1
  40. 2026-11-11 23:03 · VentureBeat AI
    Google’s Gemini Decision 1 model scores up to 1,000 questions in one API call
  41. 2026-11-11 22:27 · DEV Community — AI
    gemini decisions api: How Small Teams Can Use It to Sort Leads and Tickets
  42. 2026-11-11 22:03 · Simon Willison's Weblog
    Gemini Decisions API
  43. 2026-11-11 21:21 · MarkTechPost
    Google Launches Gemini Decisions API With Gemini Decision 1 at $0.10/M Tokens
  44. 2026-11-11 20:12 · The Decoder
    Google joins the decision-model wave with Gemini Decision 1, scoring 1,000 questions in a single pass
  45. 2026-11-11 20:01 · DEV Community — AI
    Google introduces Gemini Decisions API that scores 1,000 closed-set choices in a single pass
  46. 2026-11-11 19:05 · Techmeme
    Google launches Gemini Decisions API, powered by its new Gemini Decision 1 model, to return predefined answers with confidence scores, at $0.10/1M input tokens (Google)
  47. 2026-11-11 18:30 · Unite.AI
    Google Launches Gemini Decisions API for Multimodal AI Workflows
  48. 2026-11-11 18:24 · r/singularity
    Google Launches Gemini Decision-1 Model for Fast Structured Outputs
  49. 2026-11-11 18:00 · Google: The Keyword
    Gemini Decisions API: Fast, calibrated multimodal decisions
  50. 2026-11-11 13:50 · r/GeminiAI
    Is Gemini 4 Hydrogen releasing today?
  51. 2026-11-11 00:00 · Vercel Blog
    Gemini Decision 1 now available on AI Gateway
  52. 2026-11-10 23:13 · Unite.AI
    Google Cloud Opens Gemini for Healthcare Preview in the U.S.
  53. 2026-11-10 17:46 · The Next Web
    Google Cloud launches Gemini for healthcare to take on hospital paperwork
  54. 2026-11-10 17:37 · DEV Community — AI
    Google Cloud opens Gemini for healthcare in preview
  55. 2026-11-10 14:00 · Forbes AI
    Google Cloud Launches Gemini For Healthcare, Unveiling New Agentic Layer And Capabilities
  56. 2026-11-10 14:00 · Forbes AI
    Google Cloud Launches Gemini For Healthcare, Unveiling New Agentic Layer & Capabilities
  57. 2026-11-10 13:30 · AI News
    Google Cloud launches Gemini for Healthcare in preview
  58. 2026-11-10 13:00 · Fortune AI
    Google launches Gemini for Healthcare, and hospitals like Northwell hope it brings down your medical bill
  59. 2026-11-10 13:00 · Google: The Keyword
    Google Cloud launches Gemini for healthcare.
  60. 2026-11-10 12:00 · Google Cloud AI Blog
    Introducing Gemini for healthcare

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