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Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemini 4 Carbon

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -5.8.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -5.8, ranking #2 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 1.0 Pro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output

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.

Gemini 1.0 Pro
Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.8
#394
59.0
#2
Reasoning
-8.4
#393
54.9
#5
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.50 / M
— / M
Context window
32,760
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Gemini 4 Carbon
Vision
-8.8#234
36.0#12
Multimodal
-6.4#188
38.0#6
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Gemini 1.0 Pro · 16 for Gemini 4 Carbon

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 1.0 Pro 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.0 Pro specifies input context (32,760 tokens). Only Gemini 1.0 Pro specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini 1.0 Pro does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

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.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15, while Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 33 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.7 years ago

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-1 days ago

2.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Gemini 4 Carbon

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 4 Carbon side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.0 Pro
✓ Preferred
Gemini 4 Carbon
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemini 4 Carbon.

Which is better, Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemini 4 Carbon?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -5.8. Gemini 1.0 Pro is made by Google 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 Gemini 1.0 Pro compare to Gemini 4 Carbon in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.0 Pro scores FLEURS: 93.6%, BIG-Bench: 75.0%, MMLU: 71.8%, WMT23: 71.7%, EgoSchema: 55.7%. 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 context window sizes for Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Gemini 1.0 Pro supports 33K tokens and Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 4 Carbon?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.8 vs 59.0), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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