Gemini 4 Carbon tested on Arena: near Opus on 3D and web design, still behind
altryne · x · 2026-11-04
Peter Gostev tested what appears to be Gemini 4 Carbon on Arena: it's still not as good as Opus at 3D and web design, but really close. His take: if Google had skipped Argon and just released Carbon, "we'd all be saying 'oh my God, Google is back'" — two weeks in a coma and this slaps.
Related event: Suspected Gemini 4 Carbon Spotted in Arena, Closing Gap on Opus(2 posts)→
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