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Gemini Krypton

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Not out yet. Google hasn't released Gemini Krypton; the latest signal, on November 9, 2026: Gemini Krypton: testers post outputs from an unannounced Google model, and Google has said nothing. What we know so far: rumored, not announced; Nov 9 06:12-07:55 UTC: @chetaslua posts outputs he says come from 'Gemini Krypton' ('krypton-a version first checkpoint'), compares it with Gemini 4 Carbon and Argon, and says it takes about twice as long on the same prompt; he does not say where he runs it; @Mr_Salio relayed it; one account, unconfirmed, and Google has not named a Krypton; Google's Gemini 4 builds use element codenames: Argon shipped as gemini-4-argon (Oct 13), Carbon was announced Oct 28, Barium was reported by Business Insider (Oct 9); whether Krypton would ship as a Gemini 4.x or a Gemini 5 is unknown; this hunt fires on any gemini id containing krypton; Nov 9 10:16 UTC: a second account, @lyraxana, posts side-by-side videos labelled 'Gemini 4 Krypton vs Carbon vs Argon', the first use of a Gemini 4 prefix for it; still unconfirmed, Google has said nothing; Nov 9 11:27-11:28 UTC: @LuminaBench and @kimmonismus amplified the outputs; kimmonismus says he cannot verify them; no krypton id on OpenRouter or models.dev (11:49 UTC). Swept every 60 seconds across provider catalogs. The moment it answers on a public API, alerts fire: a text or a call on paid plans the second it's confirmed, then a free Chrome push and email about 15 minutes later.

An email when Gemini Krypton answers on a public API, about 15 minutes after members, plus every frontier launch · no card

Timeline

2026-11-09

Gemini Krypton: testers post outputs from an unannounced Google model, and Google has said nothingpost

Gemini Krypton, a Google model codename nobody had used before, spread across AI accounts on X on November 9. Every sighting so far is a tester's own post. Google has not announced, named or acknowledged a Krypton model.

The official word

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Gemini Krypton: quick answers

Is Gemini Krypton out yet?

Not yet. ArtificialWatch has not seen Gemini Krypton answer on any public API it sweeps. The moment it does, subscribers get an alert.

Who makes Gemini Krypton?

Google. ArtificialWatch also tracks Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, Gemini 4, Nano Banana 2.1, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.6 Flash from Google.