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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Seed 2.0 Pro

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 38.7.

Google · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 38.7, ranking #4 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 57.5 and ranks #4 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 Seed 2.0 Pro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Seed 2.0 Pro
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
57.5
#4
38.7
#85
Reasoning
53.5
#7
38.2
#86
Coding
46.4
#4
22.0
#108
Agents
44.4
#4
16.7
#109
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$3.00 / M
Context window
—
256,000

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 6 for Seed 2.0 Pro

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Seed 2.0 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 Seed 2.0 Pro specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Seed 2.0 Pro specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
ByteDance
Seed 2.0 Pro
Input256,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Wed Nov 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Seed 2.0 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

Seed 2.0 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

Seed 2.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Seed 2.0 Pro was released on 2026-02-14.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 9 months newer than Seed 2.0 Pro.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 weeks ago

8mo newer
Seed 2.0 Pro

Feb 14, 2026

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Seed 2.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-01-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Seed 2.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

—

Seed 2.0 Pro

Jan 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Seed 2.0 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Seed 2.0 Pro
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Seed 2.0 Pro.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Seed 2.0 Pro?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 57.5 to 38.7. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Seed 2.0 Pro is made by ByteDance. 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 Seed 2.0 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%. Seed 2.0 Pro scores AIME 2025: 98.3%, AIME 2026: 94.2%, GPQA: 88.9%, LiveCodeBench v6: 87.8%, BrowseComp: 77.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Seed 2.0 Pro?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Seed 2.0 Pro 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 Seed 2.0 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (57.5 vs 38.7). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Carbon and Seed 2.0 Pro?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Seed 2.0 Pro is developed by ByteDance.

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