Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for complex reasoning

Google has officially launched Gemini 4 Carbon, a flagship model designed for complex cognitive tasks, scientific reasoning, software engineering, and extended agentic workflows. The new model utilizes greater compute to explore potential solutions and verify intermediate results compared to Gemini 4 Argon, and is being rolled out with introductory API pricing through the end of November.

Google unveils new Gemini Carbon model

Google has announced its new Gemini 4 Carbon model, which it describes as its most powerful model equipped with advanced capabilities in cybersecurity and long-horizon tasks, just two weeks after releasing the Gemini 4 Argon model. The new model topped version 5.0 of the Artificial Analysis intelligence index with 59 points, and will be made available first to a select group of cyber defenders.