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Google's Gemini 4 Carbon reportedly matches Opus 5.5 coding

Business Insider reports a Google employee compared the coding abilities of a Gemini 4 variant codenamed Carbon to Anthropic's Opus 5.5. New modes are appearing in the Gemini app and AI Studio ahead of a broader Gemini 4 launch.

First seen 10 Oct, 08:59 UTC on The Decoder1 sourceLast update 23h ago

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The Decoder· 10 Oct, 08:59Google's Gemini 4 "Carbon" model is reportedly matching Anthropic's Opus 5.5 coding performance

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10 Oct 08:59The Decoder Google's Gemini 4 "Carbon" model is reportedly matching Anthropic's Opus 5.5 coding performance

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