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Gemini 4 Carbon vs QvQ-72B-Preview

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.4.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.4, 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 QvQ-72B-Preview

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
QvQ-72B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
7.4
#318
Reasoning
54.9
#5
7.8
#311
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
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Output price
— / M
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Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
QvQ-72B-Preview
Vision
36.0#12
6.1#174
Multimodal
38.0#6
9.3#140
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and QvQ-72B-Previewdon'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 QvQ-72B-Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon is licensed under a proprietary license, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 22 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

-3 days ago

1.8yr newer
QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.8 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 QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
QvQ-72B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs QvQ-72B-Preview.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or QvQ-72B-Preview?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.4. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and QvQ-72B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 QvQ-72B-Preview 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%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 7.4), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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