Google rolls out Gemini 4 Carbon to paid API and AI Ultra users two weeks after releasing it to cyber defenders, and previews a swarm feature in Antigravity (Koray Kavukcuoglu/Google)
Google has made its Gemini 4 Carbon model accessible to paid API and AI Ultra users. This release follows a two-week exclusive window where the model was initially limited to cyber defenders. In tandem with the wider rollout, the company previewed a swarm feature for Antigravity, with the overall update announced by Google's Koray Kavukcuoglu.
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Gemini 4 Carbon is now available beyond its initial security-focused testing base to paid…: Gemini 4 Carbon is now available beyond its initial security-focused testing base to paid enterprise users.
Access to the new model is currently restricted to developer API customers and AI Ultra t…: Access to the new model is currently restricted to developer API customers and AI Ultra tier subscribers.
Google is expanding the functionality of Antigravity by previewing a coordinated swarm fe…: Google is expanding the functionality of Antigravity by previewing a coordinated swarm feature for users.
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