Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity defenders at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens
Google has launched Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model, targeting cybersecurity defense through the Fairwind Program. The model is currently available to a select group of cybersecurity defenders and is positioned as an improvement over Gemini 4 Argon, with pricing set at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching Argon’s introductory rate. Google claims…
What you can do with it
AI at Work →Generate compliant code snippets with Gemini 4 Carbon
Creates secure, low-error code and identifies vulnerabilities for small-business apps.
- Who for
- marketers
- Cost
- paid from $2
- Effort
- minutes
Use it for
- Detect code vulnerabilities
- Auto-patch security flaws
- Generate compliant code snippets
Watch out Only initial rollout to selected partners
Key points from the news
- Google launched Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity defenders via Fairwind at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens.
- Gemini 4 Carbon scores 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v5.0), per Mashable and The Verge, leading Claude Opus 5.5 by one point.
- Google’s blog reports Carbon achieves 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro and 54.8% on ExploitGym, with 0.0% prompt injection success.
While all sources agree on the model’s name, pricing, target audience, and general capabilities, they differ in specific benchmark details and attribution. The Verge and Mashable highlight Carbon’s lead on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with Mashable specifying a score of 59, one point ahead of Claude Opus 5.5. The Google blog provides detailed performance metrics, including 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro and 54.8% on ExploitGym, and notes improvements in reducing prompt injection to 0.0% and unsupported claims by half. VentureBeat emphasizes the rollout via Fairwind and future pricing increases to $4 and $20, a detail not confirmed in other articles.
All sources confirm the model’s focus on cybersecurity, long-horizon tasks, and its staged release via trusted partners before broader availability.
Model pages: Gemini 4 Carbon → · Gemini 4 Argon → · Claude Opus 5.5 →
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Coverage and discussion
11sources- Hacker News discussion · 182 pointsnews.ycombinator.com
- Google Launches Gemini 4 Carbon: The Future of Cybersecurity UnveiledPress · Small Business Trends ·
- [AINews] Gemini 4 Carbon tops leaderboards, launches for cyber defendersNewsletter · Latent Space ·
- Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Carbon to selected cybersecurity defenders through Fairwind at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens, rising to $4 and $20 laterPress · venturebeat.com ·
- Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon AI model for cybersecurity and coding, limits initial accessPress · businesstoday.in ·
- Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with a ‘significant leap’ in cybersecurityPress · The Verge AI ·
- Google Deepmind releases Gemini 4 Carbon just two weeks after Argon with gains across the boardPress · The Decoder ·
- Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, its "strongest model with state-of-the-art cybersecurity" capabilities, ranked #1 on Artificial Analysis' new Intelligence IndexPrimary source · blog.google ·
- Gemini 4 Carbon: Our next frontier modelPrimary source · Google DeepMind ·
- [10/29 AI Summary] Google Announces 'Gemini 4 Carbon', NVIDIA Releases Free Speech Recognition, Anthropic Nears IPOPress · note.com ·
- Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its new frontier AI modelPress · mashable.com ·
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