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Google Gemini 4 Carbon launches, focusing on agent workflow costs

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Google has released its Gemini 4 Carbon model, positioning its pricing strategy as a key differentiator in the AI agent market. The model is accessible through various Google platforms, including the Gemini API and Gemini for Business, with an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. This pricing aims to shift the focus from raw benchmark scores to the total cost of completing business workflows, including potential retries and human oversight. While Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.2 reportedly excels in coding and scientific tasks, Gemini 4 Carbon demonstrates a competitive edge in business workflow simulations. AI

IMPACT Shifts AI agent market focus from benchmarks to total workflow cost, potentially accelerating enterprise adoption.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card and pricing details. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Google Gemini 4 Carbon launches, focusing on agent workflow costs

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jaromir Tesar ·

    Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon turns agent pricing into the main battleground

    <h2>Quick take</h2> <ul> <li>Google is making Carbon available through the Gemini API, Gemini for business, Google AI Ultra, Gemini Antigravity, the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.</li> <li>Its introductory API price is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tok…

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