New flagship model goes live

Google DeepMind announced that Gemini 4 Carbon, the new major release in the Gemini family, is now available. The announcement was made on the company's official blog on November 10, 2026.

What changes?

Gemini 4 Carbon is positioned as the next-generation model replacing the previous major release in the Gemini line. Major version transitions like this directly affect the APIs and in-product experiences used by developers and enterprise customers.

Details remain limited

Detailed information on benchmark results, pricing and which products will adopt the model, and when, was not shared at this stage. We will update this story as those points become clear.

Why it matters

Gemini underpins a broad range of Google products spanning search, cloud and workspace tools. A new major version concerns both end users and the companies that use the model through Google Cloud.