The company's new frontier model tops Claude Opus 5.5 in several key benchmarks.
By Steve Dent Oct. 29, 2026 5:41 am EST Google Add Engadget on Google: Google DiscoverOpenAI and Anthropic's frontier models have been trading blows of late, with each claiming bragging rights in different categories. Now, Google has barged in with its latest Gemini 4 Carbon model, boasting of top benchmark scores in key areas like cybersecurity and coding. "Building on Gemini 4 Argon, which was launched two weeks ago, Carbon illustrates the pace at which we're pushing the frontier forward," the company wrote in a blog post.
