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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Qwen3 Max

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 21.1.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 21.1, 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 58.8 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 Qwen3 Max

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $5.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Qwen3 Max
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.8
#2
21.1
#224
Reasoning
54.4
#5
21.3
#211
Coding
48.3
#3
11.6
#184
Agents
45.8
#1
4.4
#184
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$5.00 / M
Context window
—
256,000

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 6 for Qwen3 Max

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Qwen3 Maxdon'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 Qwen3 Max specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 Max specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 Max
Input256,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Wed Nov 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 Max 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

Qwen3 Max

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

Qwen3 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 11 months newer than Qwen3 Max.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer
Qwen3 Max

Dec 15, 2025

10 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Qwen3 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 Max
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Qwen3 Max.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Qwen3 Max?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to 21.1. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Qwen3 Max 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 Qwen3 Max 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%. Qwen3 Max scores AIME 2025: 81.6%, t2-bench: 74.8%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, LiveCodeBench v6: 69.0%, SuperGPQA: 65.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Qwen3 Max?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 Max supports 256K 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 Qwen3 Max?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.8 vs 21.1), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Qwen3 Max?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Qwen3 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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