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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Phi 4 Mini

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -4.6.

Google · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -4.6, 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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Phi 4 Mini

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
-4.6
#384
Reasoning
54.9
#5
-4.6
#377
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 · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Phi 4 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

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini 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

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 21 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-2 days ago

1.7yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Phi 4 Mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to -4.6. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi 4 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%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs -4.6), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Phi 4 Mini?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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