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Google Launches MKA Benchmark with Low-Cost Gemini 4 Carbon

Google partnered with Artificial Analysis to launch the Multimodal Knowledge Agent (MKA) benchmark covering 200 tasks across 10 industries. Gemini 4 Carbon ranked second in the test with an average cost one-sixth of the top model, highlighting its efficiency in complex knowledge work.

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