# Gemini 4 Carbon reportedly tops Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on benchmarks

> Original title: Are we entering another “Google is back” cycle?

- Source: Yuchen Jin
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:06:30.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/szwe0emumrx41dhj2d1vnm9z1
- Original: https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/2115490403919229410

## Summary

Yuchen Jin says Google's Gemini 4 Carbon beats Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on most benchmarks and ranks first on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5. He frames it as a possible new Google comeback and questions whether it could affect Anthropic's IPO.

## Post

Are we entering another “Google is back” cycle?

Google’s new model Gemini 4 Carbon beats Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on most benchmarks and ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.

Let’s see if it can shake up Anthropic’s IPO.

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