Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen in Search and adds models to OpenRouter

The post was published on Nov 12, 2026, stating that Hydrogen is now available globally in Google Search for all users. According to Google, Gemini 4 Hydrogen provides more intuitive, visual, and precise answers. Google says the update helps navigate complex questions by understanding intent, conducting simultaneous queries, and displaying tables and images. Google adds that Search can now handle more nuanced and complicated questions, including multi-part queries and typos.

Google listed two Gemini 4 Hydrogen variants on OpenRouter. The standard model is priced at $1.5 per million input tokens and $7.5 per million output tokens, with a context window of 1,048,576 tokens. The batch variant is priced at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, also offering a 1,048,576‑token context. Both models were released on Nov 12, 2026, and are not offered as free variants.