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Ars Technica · AI· Ryan Whitwam·· 3 d ago

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash

AI summary

Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.

Selection record

AdmittedSum of both 164 ≥ twice the threshold 152

Source tier
Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
Pre-filter
passed:Gemini新模型发布及性能评测
Why it was chosen
Google has replaced 3.8 Flash with Gemini 4 Hydrogen, with concrete comparisons on speed, hallucinations and Terminal-Bench.
Same event

A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.

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