Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon model for cybersecurity, releases Argon globally and Genie 4 world simulator

Google released Gemini 4 Argon globally in October for coding and analysis tasks, then announced Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity. The company also introduced Genie 4 for real-time world simulation with audio.

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Google released multiple AI models in October 2026, including the global rollout of Gemini 4 Argon and the announcement of Gemini 4 Carbon, according to a November 2 blog post from the company.

Gemini 4 Argon, described by Google as a frontier reasoning model, became available globally following early safety testing. The model is now accessible for complex coding, financial analysis and legal workflows across Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, Google Cloud, Search and the Gemini app. Google also released Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics for physical-world reasoning applications.

Two weeks after Argon’s release, Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, which the company calls its strongest model yet with capabilities in cybersecurity and long-horizon tasks. Carbon is currently in pre-release testing with the U.S. government and selected cyber defenders through the Fairwind Program while Google refines safety guardrails. The company plans to expand partner testing before a broader launch to developers, businesses and consumers.

Separately, Google introduced Genie 4 for real-time interactive world simulation with native audio support. The company provided no further details about Genie 4’s capabilities or availability in the excerpt.

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