Rumor: Gemini 4 Carbon tested internally, coding near Claude Opus 5.5
Leak claims Google is testing Gemini 4 Carbon on its Jetski coding platform with coding performance close to Claude Opus 5.5, possibly as an Argon upgrade rather than a separate launch.

Google might be cooking a coding model that can compete with Claude Opus 5.5 Gemini 4 Carbon is reportedly being tested internally, and here's what we know: - An internal checkpoint reportedly tested on Google's Jetski coding platform - Early claims suggest coding performance close to Claude Opus 5.5 - It might not launch as a separate model - Carbon could eventually become an upgrade to Gemini 4 Argon Nothing is officially confirmed yet Is Google preparing a serious comeback in AI coding?