Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use
Summary
Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, an upgraded frontier AI model that it says improves coding, cybersecurity, and other tasks compared with Gemini 4 Argon. Google is delaying access while it conducts safety testing and plans to distribute the model through its cyber defense program before a wider release.Key Facts
- Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon two weeks after releasing Gemini 4 Argon.
- Google says Carbon is twice as likely as Argon to generate code without vulnerabilities.
- Google says Carbon scored 89 points higher on WebDev Arena and ranks fourth on its leaderboard.
- In a Grey Swan evaluation, Carbon resisted all tested prompt-injection attacks, according to Google.
- Google says it is testing Carbon under a voluntary U.S. government framework before offering it through the Fairwinds cyber defense program.
- Google has not set a date for wide release; the model may first reach AI Ultra subscribers and Gemini API developers.
- Google plans introductory API prices of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with prices later doubling.
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