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Gemini 4 Carbon vs GPT-4o mini

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 3.1.

Google · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 3.1, ranking #2 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

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

Choose GPT-4o mini

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
GPT-4o mini
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
3.1
#344
Reasoning
54.9
#5
3.6
#333
Coding
48.1
#3
-0.9
#278
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
GPT-4o mini
Vision
36.0#12
-0.5#212
Multimodal
38.0#6
2.3#167
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 9 for GPT-4o mini

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-4o minidon'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 GPT-4o mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4o mini specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-4o mini support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-4o mini

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 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-4o mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while GPT-4o mini was released on 2024-07-18.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 28 months newer than GPT-4o mini.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-1 days ago

2.3yr newer
GPT-4o mini

Jul 18, 2024

2.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4o mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4o mini's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

—

GPT-4o mini

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
GPT-4o mini
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs GPT-4o mini.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-4o mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 3.1. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and GPT-4o mini is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 4 Carbon compare to GPT-4o mini in benchmarks?

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%. GPT-4o mini scores HumanEval: 87.2%, MGSM: 87.0%, MMLU: 82.0%, DROP: 79.7%, MATH: 70.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-4o mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-4o mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-4o mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 3.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-4o mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and GPT-4o mini is developed by OpenAI.

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