Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for cyber defenders
Google launched Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest model, and gave cybersecurity defenders first access through the Fairwind program. The model now leads Artificial Analysis benchmarks, with wider availability still to follow.
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On October 28, Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, calling it its strongest model and saying it ranks first on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index version 5.0 with a score of 59. It scored 88.2 percent on SEC-bench Pro, and cyber defenders got first access that week at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. By November 3, it had beaten Claude Opus 5.5 by one point and led AA-Omniscience v1.1 with a score of 54, while wider availability remained to follow.
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Google's Gemini 4 Carbon tops AI intelligence and hallucination benchmarks
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon has taken the top spot on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index V5, scoring 59 and beating Claude Opus 5.5 by one point. The model also led the firm's AA-Omniscience v1.1 test for hallucinations and knowledgeable recall, with the best score of 54 on a scale from -100 to +100. Google is offering access to cyber defenders first through its Fairwind program, with wider availability to follow.
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Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon, giving cybersecurity defenders first access
Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, which it calls its strongest model, with state-of-the-art cybersecurity and long-horizon capabilities. Google says it ranks first on version 5.0 of the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 59 and scores 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro for finding vulnerabilities. In internal testing, it says Carbon makes about half as many unsupported claims as Gemini 4 Argon. The model goes first to cybersecurity defenders this week before a wider rollout, with introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens; the Genie 4 world model announced alongside it is available through a waitlist.
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