Google calls Gemini 4 Carbon its strongest model; it costs $2 and $10 per million tokens at first, then $4 and $20, and the benchmark scores are Google's own.
- Google says Gemini 4 Carbon, announced 28 October 2026, goes this week to a subset of cyber defenders, with more trusted partners phased in through its Fairwind Program.
- Google gives no date for developers, businesses and consumers, saying only "as soon as possible" while it gathers feedback and iterates on guardrails.
- The introductory price is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens; Google says $4 and $20 apply once the introductory period ends.
Most readers cannot use Gemini 4 Carbon yet, so no product changes today. Google says wider access depends on feedback and guardrail work, and it gives no date. The listed price is introductory, so a budget built on $2 and $10 per million tokens should also be run at $4 and $20. The results in the post, including first place on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at 59, are Google's own statements, and Google says its external benchmark results were evaluated without guardrails. If you work in security, ask Google whether your organisation can join the Fairwind Program; if you build on Gemini, cost your workload at both prices before committing. Read on →
