Gemini 4 Carbon
756 comments
- Points902
- Comments737
#3Rank now –
#2Peak rank
2Days on list
294Score · 7d
Oct 28, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 902
- Comments
- 737
- Submitted by
- acossta
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
- Site
- blog.google
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on blog.google.
Trending history
Gemini 4 Carbon was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 28, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 69 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Oct 28, 19:50 UTC. It is #3 right now, holding steady at #3 over the last 6 checks.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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Metric history
points as reported by Hacker News.
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
At this point if a Google PM handed me $100 and said "go figure out how to issue a prompt to Gemini 4 Argon" I'm only ~30% sure I could figure out how. The Gemini app in my phone only has 3.8 Pro as the latest model; it does say "Ultra" in the bottom left, but I really don't think I'm on the Ultra plan. How I would…
It is pretty clear at this point that the frontier models need only handful of tiered models. 1. Ultra - The best and the most expensive for showing off and government. 2. Pro - Almost best but substantially cheaper for most productive people. 3. Flash - Workhorse for everyone. 4. Lite - For the unwashed masses and…
Given how quickly the field is moving, showing benchmarks without releasing the model is quite meaningless. If they decide to release it in one month, there will probably be a stronger competition out there. And the benchmarks won't look as good.
Questions
Is Gemini 4 Carbon trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Oct 29, 10:22 UTC it is #3, holding steady at #3 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Gemini 4 Carbon reached?
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 28, 19:50 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Gemini 4 Carbon been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 28, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (69 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
902 points and 737 comments; submitted by acossta on Oct 28, 2026.