Gemini 4 Argon API Crash Course

Learn how to use Google's Gemini 4 Argon model through practical JavaScript examples. This course walks through key development topics including API key setup, sending basic API requests, adjusting model thinking levels, managing multi-turn chat history with interaction IDs, and leveraging background mode to asynchronously generate a complete breakout game. The video wraps up with an interview featuring Google DeepMind engineer Jack Wotherspoon, who shares insights on the model's reasoning capabilities, 3D multimodal demos, and creative writing strengths. Course created by @beau & @aniakubow. ⭐️ Contents ⭐️ – 00:00 Introduction and Overview – 00:59 What is Gemini 4 Argon? – 02:01 Setup API key, billing, and project – 03:05 Your first request – 04:15 Thinking levels low versus high – 05:43 Conversations with previous interaction ID – 06:26 Background mode. Argon builds a game – 07:45 Interview with Google DeepMind Engineer Jack Wotherspoon – 10:06 Conclusion and wrap-up