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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nova Pro

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 11.8.

Google · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 11.8, 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 Pro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.80/M input and $3.20/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Nova Pro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
11.8
#288
Reasoning
54.9
#5
11.5
#284
Coding
48.1
#3
10.0
#195
Agents
46.0
#2
10.2
#149
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.80 / M
Output price
— / M
$3.20 / M
Context window
—
300,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Nova Pro
Vision
36.0#12
5.5#177
Multimodal
38.0#6
8.2#148
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 27 for Nova Pro

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Prodon'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 Pro specifies input context (300,000 tokens). Only Nova Pro specifies output context (300,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Pro
Input300,000 tokens
Output300,000 tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Pro support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Pro

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 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

Gemini 4 Carbon is 24 months newer than Nova Pro.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-2 days ago

1.9yr newer
Nova Pro

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 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Nova Pro
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nova Pro.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Nova Pro?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 11.8. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Nova Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro scores ARC-C: 94.8%, GSM8k: 94.8%, DocVQA: 93.5%, IFEval: 92.1%, ChartQA: 89.2%.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Pro supports 300K 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 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 11.8). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Nova Pro?

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

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