Analysis Summary
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon comes from Google. Released in November 2026, it is one of the newest models we cover. We place it in the Frontier tier, where it sits at #3 of 740 models overall. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #2 of 451, putting it in among the very best models we track for overall intelligence.
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list, suiting long documents, large codebases, and retrieval-heavy workloads. Crucially for business adoption, Google: Gemini 4 Carbon combines tool use, function calling, vision input, and step-by-step reasoning in a single model, letting teams consolidate several use cases instead of stitching together multiple services.
At $2.00 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens, Google: Gemini 4 Carbon is mid-market priced. For organisations that want a no-compromise model for coding, analysis, and agentic automation, Google: Gemini 4 Carbon is among the strongest choices available today.
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DFO Verdict
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon currently sits at #3 of 740 models on our board. We class it as a frontier-tier model.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Nov 10, 2026. Arena ratings from the Nov 9, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for Google: Gemini 4 Carbon yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.
This model was released recently. Benchmark figures are preliminary and are likely to be updated as independent testing is finalised.
How Google: Gemini 4 Carbon compares
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon ranks #2 of 451 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list. At $2.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 16% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 | $0.002000 |
| Output | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
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Gemini 4 Carbon is a frontier Gemini 4 model from Google for coding, agentic and complex reasoning work. It takes text, image, audio, video and file input, supports long decode..
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Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemini 4 Carbon
How much does Google: Gemini 4 Carbon cost?
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Google: Gemini 4 Carbon?
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).
What can Google: Gemini 4 Carbon do?
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Google: Gemini 4 Carbon?
Google: Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and was released on November 10, 2026.
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Last updated: November 10, 2026 7:38 pm