Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, tops Artificial Analysis index at 59 two weeks after Argon
jyangballin · x · 2026-10-29
Sundar Pichai announced Gemini 4 Carbon, Google's next frontier model following Argon's release just two weeks earlier.
Key details:
- Ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 with a score of 59
- Leads cybersecurity evaluations: 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro for vulnerability finding, 54.8% on ExploitGym for exploitation, 71.0% on CWE-bench for patching
- Significant improvements in long-horizon tasks compared to Argon, plus strengthened frontier safeguards
- Will roll out gradually and responsibly, same as Argon
Retweeter KLieret notes SWE-sweep is the least saturated benchmark on the model card, with the new SoTA at 9.6%.
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