AI BriefingGoogle Gemini 4 Carbon Tops Artificial Analysis Index with Limited Cyber Defense Access
·2026.10.29 12:48
Key point
The model is currently restricted to a subset of cyber defenders, with broader availability planned for later.
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- Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, which ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 with a score of 59, ahead of Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, and Argon.
- Cybersecurity benchmarks show 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro, 54.8% on ExploitGym, and 71.0% on CWE-bench, while WebDev Arena performance increased by 89 Elo to reach #4.
- Google claims the model produces 2x better secure code than Argon, has ~2x fewer unsupported claims, and ~80% fewer high-severity misalignment alerts, with a 0.0% rate on the Grey Swan prompt injection benchmark.
- Access is limited to a subset of cyber defenders this week, with additional partners via the Fairwind Program and general availability "as soon as possible"; launch pricing is $2/$10 per million tokens, reportedly increasing to $4/$20 later.
- Digital Trends notes the model trails rivals on specific coding benchmarks and ranks second to Opus 5.5 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index.
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