# Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon looks like a diamond in the rough

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/googles-gemini-4-carbon-looks-like-a-diamond-in-the-rough/
- Published: 2026-10-29T05:29:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T06:03:51+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/29/googles-gemini-4-carbon-looks-like-a-diamond-in-the-rough/5306149
- Topics: AI, Business, Climate, Companies, Science, Technology

## Key points

- Google has launched its stronger Gemini 4 Carbon model.
- Introductory prices match Argon before doubling.
- Selected cybersecurity defenders will get access this week.

## Summary

Google has announced Gemini 4 Carbon, a stronger version of its Argon model, just two weeks after Argon’s launch. Google says Carbon is particularly capable at cybersecurity and long-running tasks, and its early benchmark results strengthen the company’s position against Anthropic and OpenAI.

Carbon initially costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching Argon’s price for an unspecified introductory period; prices are then due to rise to $4 and $20, respectively, matching Claude Opus 5.5. Carbon leads several cybersecurity benchmarks and ranks fourth on WebDev Arena, while Google says it more than doubled Argon’s secure-code success rate on internal tests. The model will be available this week to selected cybersecurity defenders, with wider access planned.

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