Models · 2026-10-10

Google may be preparing new Gemini 4 'Carbon' model, which reportedly resembles Claude Opus 5.5 in programming

According to reports, Google's new Gemini 4 'Carbon' model performs at the level of one of Anthropic's strongest models in writing code.

✨ What is known

The Decoder reports that Google's new model, Gemini 4 'Carbon', reportedly resembles Claude Opus 5.5 from Anthropic in working with program code. It concerns the AI's ability to write and understand computer code.

Important: this is so far a report, not an official statement from Google or Anthropic. The assessments are based on how the model 'feels' in use, so more accurate results will appear when the companies release the model or leading independent tests.

Sources: 🔗 Google News