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Gemini 4 Carbon vs GPT-5.1 Instant

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 36.1.

Google · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 36.1, 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 58.8 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-5.1 Instant

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
GPT-5.1 Instant
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.8
#2
36.1
#102
Reasoning
54.4
#5
35.8
#101
Coding
48.3
#3
21.5
#112
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
— / M
$10.00 / M
Context window
—
400,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
GPT-5.1 Instant
Tool use
35.4#3
16.7#99
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 9 for GPT-5.1 Instant

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-5.1 Instantdon'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-5.1 Instant specifies input context (400,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.1 Instant specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Instant
Input400,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-5.1 Instant 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-5.1 Instant

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-5.1 Instant

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while GPT-5.1 Instant was released on 2025-11-12.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 12 months newer than GPT-5.1 Instant.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

11mo newer
GPT-5.1 Instant

Nov 12, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-5.1 Instant side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
GPT-5.1 Instant
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs GPT-5.1 Instant.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-5.1 Instant?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 36.1. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and GPT-5.1 Instant 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-5.1 Instant 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-5.1 Instant scores Tau2 Telecom: 95.6%, AIME 2025: 94.0%, BrowseComp Long Context 128k: 90.0%, GPQA: 88.1%, MMMU: 85.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-5.1 Instant?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-5.1 Instant supports 400K 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-5.1 Instant?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.8 vs 36.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and GPT-5.1 Instant?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and GPT-5.1 Instant is developed by OpenAI.

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