Google announced wider access to Gemini 4 Carbon on November 10, 2026, with different routes for consumers, developers, enterprises, scientists, and cybersecurity defenders. Consumer access is rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers; developers and businesses have paid options, while research and cybersecurity access involve applications. Google’s announcement sets out the routes. NeoTeo previously covered Google’s staged-access announcement.
Match the access route to your role: a consumer subscription, a paid API, or an application program.
Google routes Carbon access by role
| User group | Route | Terms |
| Consumers | Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, and Antigravity | Rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers |
| Developers | Paid Gemini API through AI Studio and Android Studio | Paid API access |
| Enterprises | Gemini for business through its API or model picker; Antigravity and CodeMender | Enterprise access |
| Scientists | Application for six months of Antigravity’s highest usage tier | Eligibility, capacity, and selection apply; onboarding is rolling |
| Cybersecurity defenders | Fairwind Program for Carbon for cyber | Application-based access |
The U.S. is listed for the paid API route
Google lists the United States among the supported regions for Gemini API and AI Studio. Google says Carbon’s paid API is available in supported markets, so the U.S. listing applies to that developer route. Consumer access follows the Google AI Ultra rollout described above. Google’s supported-region documentation
Google lists public API introductory rates of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through November 30, 2026. Starting December 1, the standard public-access rates are $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. These are API rates, not consumer subscription prices. Google’s announcement
Research and cybersecurity access requires an application
Scientists may apply for six months of access to Antigravity’s highest usage tier. Google makes access subject to eligibility, capacity, and selection, with onboarding on a rolling basis. Cybersecurity defenders can apply through the separate Fairwind Program route for Carbon for cyber.
