Google is testing a new artificial intelligence model within the team, focused on maximum speed and efficiency. The project received the internal codename Hydrogen.
This is reported by Business Insider, citing internal documents and messages to company employees.
What is known about the new model
According to Google developers who have already had the opportunity to test the novelty on the internal Jetski platform (its launch usually precedes a public release), Hydrogen is a "very capable, fast and efficient" model.
One of the company's employees compared the novelty with previous models in the Flash line, which were created as fast and economical workhorses — compared to more powerful but heavier models. Symbolically, the name "Hydrogen" (the lightest element in the periodic table) perfectly emphasizes the focus on lightness and performance. It is currently unknown whether Hydrogen will become a free product in the event of a public launch, although Google offers other Flash models to users for free.
Testing of Hydrogen is taking place against the backdrop of active updating of Google's AI ecosystem. Previously, the company released the Gemini 4 line (Argon and Carbon models). In particular, days ago Google presented the flagship advanced model Gemini 4 Carbon, which demonstrates the best results in cybersecurity and the execution of long-term multi-step tasks (although the Carbon and Argon models are currently available only to paid users).