Gemini 4 Carbon: Google's #1 AI Model, and the Release Strategy That Matters More Than the Score
Gemini 4 Carbon: Google's #1 AI Model, and the Release Strategy That Matters More Than the Score Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon on October 28, 2026 — its second frontier model in a single month — and it immediately took the top spot on the independently run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0 with a score of 59. But the more interesting story for builders is not the one-point lead. It is how Google is releasing it: defenders first, everyone else eventually. Carbon is Google DeepMind's…