Gemini 4 Carbon unavailable to users and API despite announcement
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Yuchen Jin says Gemini 4 Carbon is not available to free, Pro, or Ultra users, nor through the API, as of November 8, 2026.
In a post on X, he asks where the model can be used. He says it was announced late last month as state-of-the-art and ranks first on Artificial Analysis. The report does not include a statement from Google on a release date.
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Yuchen Jin@Yuchenj_UWXGemini 4 Carbon is not yet available to any users or via APIAIYuchen Jin asks where Gemini 4 Carbon can be used, noting it is unavailable to free, Pro, and Ultra users as well as through the API. He says it was announced late last month as state-of-the-art and ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis.
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