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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nova Micro

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9.

Google · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9, 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 Nova Micro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Nova Micro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
1.9
#350
Reasoning
54.9
#5
1.3
#345
Coding
48.1
#3
2.5
#257
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.03 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 17 for Nova Micro

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Microdon'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 Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nova Micro does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Micro

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

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 24 months newer than Nova Micro.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-3 days ago

1.9yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.9 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 Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Nova Micro
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nova Micro.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Nova Micro?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 1.9. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. 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 Nova Micro 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%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Micro?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Micro 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 Nova Micro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 1.9), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Micro?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.

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