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Google Releases Gemini 4 Carbon, Its Most Powerful AI Model
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United States: Google has made Gemini 4 Carbon, its most advanced artificial intelligence model, available to the public. The company opened access on Tuesday for developers, businesses, scientists and paying consumers.
Google says Carbon is built for the hardest tasks, such as complex, multi-step computer coding and open-ended scientific research. Its earlier model, Gemini 4 Argon, remains the recommended choice for most everyday work. Before the wide release, Google first gave Carbon to a small group of cybersecurity defenders.
Developers can use the model through Google's paid Gemini API. It costs $2 per million input "tokens" (small pieces of text) until November 30, and then doubles to $4. Consumers can use it through the top-tier Google AI Ultra subscription.
The launch, announced on October 28, comes amid fierce competition between Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and others to build the most capable AI systems.