# Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen

Source: [AI](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/gemini-4-hydrogen-search-upgrade/) · 2026-11-12 · AI
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/google-search-gets-a-major-upgrade-with-gemini-4-hydrogen-459a57b4750adf48
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Google launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen on 2026-11-12, available in AI Studio, the Gemini API, and Google Search.
- Pricing is $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens.
- Paid AI Pro and Ultra tiers in Antigravity also get access, and Vercel AI Gateway lists the model.

## Why it matters

Developers can now call Gemini 4 Hydrogen through the Gemini API and AI Studio, and Vercel AI Gateway offers it too, with per-token pricing to weigh against current models.

## Versions

- Gemini 4 Hydrogen

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Google unveiled Gemini 4 Hydrogen and made it available across AI Studio, the Gemini API, Search, and paid tiers in Antigravity

## Coverage

- [Google says Gemini 4 Hydrogen is available across AI Studio, the Gemini API, Search, paid AI Pro and Ultra tiers in Antigravity, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google)](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p47#a261112p47) — Techmeme, 2026-11-12
- [Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, built for rapid execution across diverse agentic workflows, priced at $1.50/1M input tokens and $7.50/1M output tokens (Koray Kavukcuoglu/Google)](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p46#a261112p46) — Techmeme, 2026-11-12
- [Gemini 4 Hydrogen](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-hydrogen/) — Hacker News: Front Page, 2026-11-12
- [Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen](https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-4-hydrogen/) — Google DeepMind News, 2026-11-12
- [Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/gemini-4-hydrogen-search-upgrade/) — AI, 2026-11-12
- [Gemini 4 Hydrogen now available on AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/changelog/gemini-4-hydrogen-now-available-on-ai-gateway) — Vercel News, 2026-11-12

Tags: gemini, google, llm, api, ai-models

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