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Google Gemini 4 Carbon tops benchmarks

The Rundown AIOctober 29, 2026high confidence

Why it matters

→Gemini 4 Carbon claims the top spot on Artificial Analysis’ Intelligence Index, surpassing Claude Opus 5.5.
→The model is optimized for cybersecurity and long-context coding, showing significant benchmark leads in those areas.
→Public access remains restricted to select cyber defenders, limiting immediate developer evaluation.

Google Gemini 4 Carbon tops benchmarks — ©The Rundown AI

Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Carbon, a new frontier AI model designed for cybersecurity and complex coding workflows. According to Artificial Analysis’ v5 Intelligence Index, the model scores 59, surpassing Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI’s Astra. The model shows significant advantages in long-input reasoning (+24 points) and hacking tasks (+12 points). However, public access is currently restricted to select cyber defenders, with wider availability pending. Google is offering introductory API pricing at $2 per million tokens, half the rate of Opus 5.5.

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Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity

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Oct 28 · The Verge AI
Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity
Oct 29 · Matthew Berman
Google Gemini 4 Carbon wins benchmarks↳ Gemini 4 Carbon wins recent benchmark leaderboards.
Oct 29 · The Rundown AI
Google Gemini 4 Carbon tops benchmarks (This article)
Oct 30 · The AI Daily Brief
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon Tops New AI Leaderboard
Oct 30 · Lev Selector
Google Gemini 4 Carbon Leads LM Arena Leaderboard↳ Gemini 4 Carbon tops the LMSYS Chatbot Arena leaderboard.
Oct 30 · Matt Wolfe
Google Releases Gemini 4 Carbon for Cost-Efficient Inference↳ Gemini 4 Carbon is optimized for cost-efficient inference tasks.

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