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Google reportedly testing new Gemini 4 checkpoint called Carbon

A leak says that before Argon is even widely available, a new checkpoint called Carbon is already in internal testing, with coding ability that may rival Claude Opus 5.5.

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@shub0414Archived 20 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.10

Google reportedly testing new Gemini 4 checkpoint called Carbon

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Google might be cooking something scary Gemini 4 Argon isn’t even widely available yet, and a new checkpoint called Carbon is reportedly already being tested internally. Early reports suggest its coding capabilities could rival Claude Opus 5.5. If RSI is helping Google accelerate AI progress, the next few months could get wild. Are we ready for what’s coming?

x.com/shub0414/status/2108943155450306723Archived 2026.10.12 09:57