Google Makes Gemini 4 Carbon AI Model Available, Free for 10,000 Scientists for 6 Months

    Google has made its new Gemini 4 Carbon artificial intelligence model available to a broader group of users. The model was shown to selected cybersecurity experts 2 weeks ago. The company calls it the most powerful model it has developed to date. Carbon is designed for complex programming, multistep tasks and independent scientific research. For most everyday tasks, however, Gemini 4 Argon is considered the more suitable choice.    Gemini 4 Carbon is available to paying developers and companies through Google AI Studio as an application programming interface (API). The model is also available through the Gemini for Business service. Google AI Ultra subscribers who pay $100 per month (about 170 manats) will be able to use it in the Gemini app, in AI Mode in Search and on the Antigravity platform. It is not known when access will be opened to users on cheaper plans or free users.    Under the introductory pricing, every 1 million tokens sent to the model will cost $2 (about 3 manats), while every 1 million tokens generated by the model will cost $10 (about 17 manats). A token is a small unit of information into which artificial intelligence divides text when processing it. Prices will increase 2-fold at the end of November. The current pricing is about 5 times cheaper than GPT-6 Astra and 4 times cheaper than Fable 5.2. However, the number of tokens the models use to perform the same task may vary.    Google is also testing a “swarm” feature on the Antigravity platform. This feature divides a request among artificial intelligence agents working together. Carbon manages the planning and coordination of the work, as well as verification of the results. Lighter models perform other tasks in parallel. In this way, lengthy, multistep work is distributed among several models.    According to results released by the company, Carbon ranked first in the CursorBench 4.0, WANDR and AutomationBench tests. The cost of completing a task was less than half that of the closest competing model. When working with office documents, the model can preserve the formatting of tables, charts, presentations and reports. When developing web applications, it tests the code, fixes errors and checks the appearance of the final interface.    In a security test, Wiz used the model to examine 2 major SaaS providers and discovered previously unknown vulnerabilities in less than 2 hours. Such investigations reportedly usually take weeks. In laboratory work, Carbon helped Axiom Bio identify previously unknown toxicity mechanisms. The company is preparing to move its scientific analyses to the Carbon and Argon models.    Google also announced that it will provide 10,000 scientists with free access for 6 months. Thousands of researchers have already joined the program, and other scientists can also apply to participate. In initial tests, the model showed progress in predicting protein structures important for drug development. Applications for the Fairwind Program for cybersecurity experts are also open.