Google ships Gemini 4 Carbon two weeks after Argon, tops AA Index at 59
docmilanfar · x · 2026-10-29
Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, its next frontier model, just two weeks after Argon. It ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 (59) and leads cybersecurity evals: 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro (vulnerability finding), 54.8% on ExploitGym, 71.0% on CWE-bench (patching).
- Significant gains on long-horizon tasks vs Argon, with strengthened frontier safeguards
- Gradual, responsible rollout similar to Argon; internal users report it's a clear upgrade
- Benchmarks reportedly don't tell the full story
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