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AI model rankingsLanguageGemini 4 Carbon

Gemini 4 Carbon

GoogleHigh Released October 2026

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#1 smartest of 87 Updated Oct 30, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC

At a glance

How Gemini 4 Carbon compares with the other 86 ranked language models.

  • One of the smartest models. Ranked #1 of 87 on the overall intelligence score.

  • Average speed. Writes about 66 words per second, faster than 50% of models.

  • Thinks before answering. You wait about 1.1 min before the answer starts, because it reasons through the problem first.

  • Premium price. $8.00 per million tokens, cheaper than 21% of models.

Model details

Made by
Google
Model family
Gemini 4 Carbon
Version
High
Released
October 2026 · 3 days ago
Input price
$4.00 / 1M tokens
Output price
$20.0 / 1M tokens
Value for money
#62 of 82
Tests with scores
2 of 8

Good for

  • Hard questions and reasoning#1 of 87 on the overall score
  • AI agentsDoes multi-step computer tasks by itself well

Not ideal for

  • Quick back-and-forth chatAbout 1.1 min wait before each answer
  • Tight budgetsCosts more than 79% of models

Intelligence

59

overall score

#1 of 87typical 30

Coding

–

coding score

typical –

Speed

88

tokens per second

#44 of 87typical 91

Wait

1.1 min

before it replies

#67 of 77typical 15s

Price

$8.00

per 1M tokens

#65 of 82typical $2.00

Test results

Scores on individual tests that make up the intelligence score. The faint line marks the best score of any model.

  • Long documents

    Finding and reasoning over facts in very long texts

    79%#55 of 85typical 80%
  • Terminal-Bench

    Doing real tasks on a computer by itself, like an agent

    65%#2 of 87typical 31%

Where it ranks on intelligence

This model next to the models closest to it. Click another bar to open that model.

What would it cost?

Through the API, at the listed price. Chat apps usually charge a monthly plan instead.

  • 1,000 chat replies

    a question and a ~350-word answer, 1,000 times

    $14
  • Summarise a 100-page report

    about 50,000 words in, a one-page summary out

    $0.28
  • Write a 2,000-word article

    a short brief in, a long article out

    $0.06

Input, per 1M tokens

$4.00

Output, per 1M tokens

$20.0

How long do answers take?

Median times measured through the API.

Before the answer starts1.1 min
Writing speed≈ 66 words / sec
A full 500-word answer1.2 min

Most of the wait is the model thinking before it writes. That makes answers better on hard questions, but slow for quick chats.

Similar models

Other companies' models with the closest intelligence score.

  • Claude Opus 5.5

    AnthropicMax

    58

    intelligence

    $8.00

    per 1M

    97

    tokens/s

  • GPT-6 Astra

    OpenAIMax

    57

    intelligence

    $20.0

    per 1M

    88

    tokens/s

  • GPT-6.1 Sol

    OpenAIMax

    55

    intelligence

    $4.00

    per 1M

    84

    tokens/s

  • Claude Sonnet 5.5

    AnthropicMax

    54

    intelligence

    $4.00

    per 1M

    134

    tokens/s

  • GPT-6.1 Terra

    OpenAIMax

    51

    intelligence

    $2.00

    per 1M

    91

    tokens/s

More from Google

  • Gemini 4 Argon

    GoogleHigh

    50

    intelligence

    $8.00

    per 1M

    80

    tokens/s

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash

    GoogleHigh

    31

    intelligence

    $1.50

    per 1M

    127

    tokens/s

  • Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

    Google

    12

    intelligence

    $0.85

    per 1M

    411

    tokens/s

Questions people ask

Is Gemini 4 Carbon a good AI model?
On the overall intelligence score it ranks #1 of 87 (score 59; the typical model scores 30). It stands out for hard questions and reasoning, ai agents.
How much does Gemini 4 Carbon cost?
Through the API it costs $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.0 per million output tokens. In everyday terms, 1,000 chat replies cost about $14. Chat apps that use it usually charge a monthly plan instead.
How fast is Gemini 4 Carbon?
It writes about 66 words per second, and you wait about 1.1 min before the answer starts. A full 500-word answer takes roughly 1.2 min.
What are good alternatives to Gemini 4 Carbon?
Models with a similar score include Claude Opus 5.5 by Anthropic, GPT-6 Astra by OpenAI, GPT-6.1 Sol by OpenAI. The cheapest of these is GPT-6.1 Terra at $2.00 per million tokens.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.