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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 15.5.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 15.5, ranking #4 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 57.5 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes coding and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Grok-4.1 Thinking

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Grok-4.1 Thinking
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
57.5
#4
15.5
#268
Coding
46.4
#4
1.0
#274
Agents
44.4
#4
1.4
#208
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$3.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$15.00 / M
Context window
—
256,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Safety
32.6#1
-0.5#43
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 11 for Grok-4.1 Thinking

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-4.1 Thinkingdon'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 Grok-4.1 Thinking specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4.1 Thinking specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Tue Nov 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-4.1 Thinking 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-4.1 Thinking

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-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 12 months newer than Grok-4.1 Thinking.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

11mo newer
Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 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 Grok-4.1 Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Grok-4.1 Thinking.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 15.5. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Grok-4.1 Thinking 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-4.1 Thinking 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-4.1 Thinking scores Creative Writing v3: 86.1%, WMDP: 84.0%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, ProtocolQA: 79.0%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 74.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-4.1 Thinking supports 256K 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 Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (57.5 vs 15.5). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Grok-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI.

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