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Google · announced Oct 28, 2026

Gemini 4 Carbon

Gemini 4 Carbon isn't public yet, and Google reports it tops one independent intelligence index.

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Google has announced Gemini 4 Carbon, and the public can't use it yet. Benchmark and arena results for it are still coming in. The scores on this page fill in as they land, usually within a few days.

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Where it shines

  • Google reports #1 on the Artificial Analysis index v5 at 59.
  • Vals puts it at 70.36%, second overall.

Where it struggles

  • Only vetted cyber defenders can use it now, with no public date.

Where you can use it

Google hasn’t opened it to the public yet.

    How it scores on each job

    Scores run 0 to 100 and blend every measure we have for that job. The number after the dot is its rank among the 33 models in the lineup.

    The evidence

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