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EXAONE 4.5 33B vs Gemini 4 Carbon

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 25.3.

LG AI Research · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 25.3, ranking #2 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose EXAONE 4.5 33B

  • you are already invested in the LG AI Research ecosystem

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.0 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

EXAONE 4.5 33B
LG AI Research
Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.3
#186
59.0
#2
Reasoning
25.9
#180
54.9
#5
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
EXAONE 4.5 33B
Gemini 4 Carbon
Vision
13.3#118
36.0#12
Tool use
9.8#155
35.8#3
Multimodal
15.9#103
38.0#6
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

15 reported for EXAONE 4.5 33B · 16 for Gemini 4 Carbon

No common benchmarks found

EXAONE 4.5 33B and Gemini 4 Carbondon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both EXAONE 4.5 33B and Gemini 4 Carbon support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

EXAONE 4.5 33B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

EXAONE 4.5 33B

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

EXAONE 4.5 33B was released on 2026-04-09, while Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 7 months newer than EXAONE 4.5 33B.

EXAONE 4.5 33B

Apr 9, 2026

6 months ago

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

2 days ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

EXAONE 4.5 33B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm EXAONE 4.5 33B's training data extends to 2024-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

EXAONE 4.5 33B

Dec 2024

Gemini 4 Carbon

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Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against EXAONE 4.5 33B and Gemini 4 Carbon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about EXAONE 4.5 33B vs Gemini 4 Carbon.

Which is better, EXAONE 4.5 33B or Gemini 4 Carbon?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 25.3. EXAONE 4.5 33B is made by LG AI Research and Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does EXAONE 4.5 33B compare to Gemini 4 Carbon in benchmarks?

EXAONE 4.5 33B scores AIME 2025: 92.9%, AIME 2026: 92.6%, IFEval: 89.6%, AI2D: 89.0%, MathVista-Mini: 85.0%. Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%.

What are the main differences between EXAONE 4.5 33B and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.3 vs 59.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes EXAONE 4.5 33B and Gemini 4 Carbon?

EXAONE 4.5 33B is developed by LG AI Research and Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google.

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