Google releases Gemini 4 Carbon frontier model, claims first place on Intelligence Index
Google releases its new-generation frontier model Gemini 4 Carbon, just two weeks after the release of Argon. The model ranks first with 59 points on the updated ArtificialAnlys Intelligence Index v5.0, and achieved scores of SEC-bench Pro 88.2%, ExploitGym 54.8%, and CWE-bench 71.0% in cybersecurity evaluations. Compared with Argon, Carbon shows significant improvement on long-horizon tasks, and frontier safety safeguards have also been strengthened; starting this week, it will first be opened to select trusted cybersecurity defenders, then expand the range of partners through the Fairwind Program, and gradually open up more broadly.
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Google releases another frontier model within two weeks, providing specific scores from third-party leaderboards and cybersecurity evaluations, which can be compared against its release cadence and safety deployment strategy.
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I did say we'd be releasing our models periodically...introducing Gemini 4 Carbon, our next frontier model.
Following Argon's release just two weeks ago, Carbon shows the pace at which we’re pushing the frontier, it ranks #1 on the recently updated v5.0 of @ArtificialAnlys Intelligence Index at 59. It also leads across key cybersecurity evaluations scoring 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro for finding vulnerabilities, 54.8% on ExploitGym for exploitation, and 71.0% on CWE-bench for patching.
We’re seeing significant improvements in long-horizon tasks even compared to Argon, and we’ve strengthened frontier safeguards.
As we did with Argon, we’re going to roll it out gradually + responsibly. Some trusted cyber defenders will get access starting this week. We'll be expanding it to more partners through our Fairwind Program, ahead of wider availability soon, so hang tight!