GOOGLE UNVEILS GEMINI 4 CARBON, RETAKING THE WORLD'S NO. 1 SPOT ON UPDATED, HARDER BENCHMARKS — BUT ACCESS IS LIMITED

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Gemini 4 Carbon promises improvements in cybersecurity and complex software engineering. It is now available to selected cybersecurity defenders. A broader release will be available after Google improves guardrails on the model based on feedback. Carbon will launch at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with a 95% discount for cached inputs. Prices will return to $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens when the introductory period ends.