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Google debuted Gemini 4 Carbon, a frontier large language model aimed at complex programming and cybersecurity tasks, initially available only to trusted cyber defenders.
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Google DeepMind released Gemini 4 Carbon two weeks after Gemini 4 Argon; Google says it scores 59 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 and is built for extended agent workflows and the cyber defense lifecycle.
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- Gemini 4 Argon · 13 Oct 2026 · $2 in / $10 out per million tokens
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More coverage of this story (4)
Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon frontier model
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon promises 'significant leap' in AI coding and cybersecurity
Engadget AI · 28 Oct 2026, 21:45
Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with a ‘significant leap’ in cybersecurity
The Verge AI · 28 Oct 2026, 20:03
Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can’t use
Ars Technica AI · 28 Oct 2026, 18:47
Gemini 4 Carbon: Our next frontier model
Google DeepMind · 28 Oct 2026, 17:00
Primary source
“Just two weeks after Gemini 4 Argon, Google DeepMind is releasing Gemini 4 Carbon, which tops the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 with 59 points. Google says the model is built for extended agent workflows and the full cyber defense lifecycle.”
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