Google reportedly tests stronger Carbon model before Argon ships

Veee @vikktorrrreOriginally posted 2026.10.10

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Google isn’t stopping at Gemini 4 Argon. As Argon prepares to roll out publicly, Google employees are reportedly already testing a stronger internal model codenamed Carbon. According to Business Insider, a new Carbon checkpoint recently appeared inside Google’s internal coding platform, Jetski and early claims say it can rival Claude Opus 5.5 Argon isn’t even out yet, and Google may already have its successor cooking.