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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Grok-2 mini

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 8.1.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 8.1, 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 Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
8.1
#313
Reasoning
54.9
#5
7.8
#310
Coding
48.1
#3
5.8
#225
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
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Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Grok-2 mini
Vision
36.0#12
5.7#175
Multimodal
38.0#6
8.8#142
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 8 for Grok-2 mini

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-2 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

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-2 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

Grok-2 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

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 27 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 days ago

2.2yr newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.2 years 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 Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Grok-2 mini
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 8.1. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. 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 Grok-2 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%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 8.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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