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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.8 to 3.1.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 57.8 to 3.1, ranking #3 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 57.8 and ranks #3 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
57.8
#3
3.1
#350
Reasoning
53.9
#7
2.9
#342
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 6 for Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)don'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 Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 11 months newer than Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512).

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 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

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512).

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.8 to 3.1. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is made by Mistral AI. 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 Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) 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%. Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 82.0%, MMLU: 79.4%, TriviaQA: 74.9%, Multilingual MMLU: 74.2%, MATH (CoT): 67.6%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (57.8 vs 3.1), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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