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Google's Gemini 4 Carbon Tops Artificial Analysis Index
Google announced the AI model Gemini 4 Carbon on October 29, 2026, Japan time.
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Why it matters
Google had been noticeably behind OpenAI and Anthropic on third-party evaluations, and the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 now places Gemini 4 Carbon alone at the top.
Key Facts
- Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon on October 29, 2026, Japan time.
- Gemini 4 Carbon scored 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 and was rated the highest-performing.
- On the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index, Gemini 4 Carbon with Google Antigravity scored 59, tying with two other pairings.
- Gemini 4 Carbon kept the cheating success rate to 0% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and the success rate to 0% on Gray Swan prompt injection tests.
- From the fifth week of October 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon will be released on a limited basis to some cybersecurity personnel.
It scored highest in most of the benchmarks Google published, including SEC-bench Pro and CWE-bench, and the third-party Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 gave it a score of 59, rated the highest overall. On the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index, Gemini 4 Carbon with Google Antigravity tied at 59 with two other pairings.
Gemini 4 Carbon is Google's strongest model, described as equipped with cutting-edge cybersecurity capabilities and long-term operational capabilities. It scored highest on most of the benchmarks Google published against Gemini 4 Argon, GPT-6 Astra, the model 5.5 and the model 5.1, and it surpasses OpenAI and cutting-edge models from Chinese companies on SEC-bench Pro, which measures vulnerability discovery.
Release is staged. From the fifth week of October 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon goes to some cybersecurity personnel on a limited basis, then to trusted partners through the Fairwind Program, with general availability to follow. The model is also participating in the U.S. government's initiative to evaluate AI models before release.
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