Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon Tops Artificial Analysis Rankings – The Elec Inc.

Google, which had faced concerns that prolonged delays in releasing a frontier AI model had left it behind in the AI race, is seeking to regain ground with the successive launches of Gemini 4 Argon (Argon) and, two weeks later, Gemini 4 Carbon (Carbon).

Carbon, unveiled on Oct. 28 local time, the same day Alphabet (Google) announced its third-quarter earnings, ranked first in evaluations by Artificial Analysis (AA), an independent AI model evaluation platform.

Google describes Carbon as its most powerful model to date, with leading capabilities in cybersecurity and long-horizon task execution. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai also highlighted Carbon during the earnings conference call, expressing confidence that Google remains at the forefront of AI.

Carbon scored 59 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, overtaking Claude Opus…