Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon to public, claims strongest model yet
Google has rolled out Gemini 4 Carbon to the general public, including paid API and AI Ultra users, two weeks after releasing it to cybersecurity defenders. The company claims it is its strongest model yet, pushing the frontier beyond its other model Argon, and previewed a new agent 'swarm' feature in Antigravity.
Coverage timeline
The Verge AIRobert Hart
Google is rolling out its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, to the general public after releasing it to a select group of "cybersecurity defenders" two weeks ago. Google claims Carbon is its "strongest model" yet, and capable of competing with the very best systems from Anthropic and OpenAI. Google says Gemini 4 Carbon "pushes the frontier even further" than Argon, referring to the company's other frontier model that launched only last month . The company said Argon will likely remain "the ideal choice for the majority of software engineering and knowledge work," but that Carbon is "built for tasks that test the limits of a model's intellige … Read the full story at The Verge.
Techmeme
Koray Kavukcuoglu / Google : Google rolls out Gemini 4 Carbon to paid API and AI Ultra users two weeks after releasing it to cyber defenders, and previews a swarm feature in Antigravity — Developers, enterprises, scientists, and consumers can now try our latest frontier model. — SVP, Google DeepMind and Chief AI Architect, Google
Related stories
Google DeepMind unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, tops AI benchmark
Google DeepMind announced Gemini 4 Carbon, its next frontier model, claiming state-of-the-art performance in cybersecurity and long-horizon tasks. The model scored 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0, ranking first ahead of Claude Opus 5.5 (58) and GPT-6 Astra (57). It is initially available only to select cybersecurity defense companies through the Fairwind program, with pricing at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, rising to $4 and $20 later.
8 reports · 6 sources1013 points · 801 comments
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon to developers and paid users, API priced at half rate until Nov 30
Google has begun rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to developers, enterprises, and paid subscribers worldwide, with API pricing at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens until November 30, after which prices revert to $4 and $20. The model reportedly matches GPT-6 Astra and Opus 5.5 in Google's internal benchmarks and scores 53 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index, with an average per-task cost of $1.99 for Argon High, about 39% lower than Astra.
Google Rolls Out Personal Intelligence for Gemini in Cars
Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto now and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months as an opt-in feature. The update lets Gemini access user data across Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search, enabling tasks such as checking flight status from Gmail confirmations or navigating to appointments by voice.
2 reports · 2 sources
Google DeepMind unveils Genie 4 world model with real-time audio and natural-language scene editing
Google DeepMind announced Genie 4, its fourth-generation world model for real-time interactive simulations. It generates audio alongside visuals, allows users to modify scenes via natural language prompts in real time, and produces simulations of about two minutes, up from one minute in Genie 3. Powered by Gemini 3.8 Flash, it is initially available as a research preview to trusted testers, targeting pre-visualization, game prototyping, and robot training.
5 reports · 5 sources
News updates every hour. Subscribe in your RSS reader to get new stories automatically.
Subscribe