Author's Description
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...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon demonstrates elite frontier capabilities, establishing itself as a powerhouse for advanced cognitive tasks. The model delivered standout results across all evaluated benchmarks, achieving a perfect 100% accuracy score in complex reasoning to become the most accurate model within its speed and price tier. This analytical mastery extends to programming and multi-step directives, recording an exceptional 97% accuracy in coding and 93% in instruction following. Complementing its intelligence, the model demonstrated exceptional reliability, achieving a flawless 100% operational success rate across benchmarks with zero technical disruptions. In exchange for this high-tier precision, Gemini 4 Carbon shows moderate speed performance, placing in the 31st percentile across benchmarks with noticeable response latency. It also tends to be positioned at premium pricing levels, which may present trade-offs for high-volume, budget-constrained deployments. Consequently, while its higher costs and deliberate processing times make it less suited for rapid, lightweight interactions, its peerless accuracy, massive 1-million-token context window, and rock-solid dependability make Gemini 4 Carbon an outstanding choice for sophisticated agentic workflows, mission-critical code generation, and deep analytical problem-solving.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $2 |
| Completion | $10 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.1 |
| Input Cache Write | $0.188 |
| Internal Reasoning | $10 |
| Web Search | $14000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-carbon-20261110 | 1M | $2 / 1M tokens | $10 / 1M tokens |
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-4-carbon-20261110 | 1M | $2 / 1M tokens | $10 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-carbon-20261110 | 1M | $2.2 / 1M tokens | $11 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-carbon-20261110 | 1M | $2.2 / 1M tokens | $11 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-4-carbon-20261110 | 1M | $3.6 / 1M tokens | $18 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
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| Google: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | Nov 05, 2026 | — | 131K |
Image input
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★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
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★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
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★★ | ★★ | $$$$$ |
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★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
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Audio input
Video input
Text input
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★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash | Jul 21, 2026 | — | 1M |
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Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Jul 21, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
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— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
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★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash | May 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | May 07, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B Unavailable | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Image input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Image input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B Unavailable | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Image input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Image input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Audio output
Text output
|
— | — | $ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Audio output
Text output
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— | — | $ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Mar 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Feb 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Dec 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Nov 20, 2025 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Unavailable | Nov 18, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Oct 07, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
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— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Unavailable | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Jul 22, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06-17 Unavailable | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |
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File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Jun 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
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Text input
Text output
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Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★ | $ |
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File input
Image input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 Unavailable | May 06, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 04-17 Unavailable | Apr 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
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File input
Image input
Text input
Text output
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— | — | $ |
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Image input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★ | ★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 3 12B | Mar 13, 2025 | 12B | 131K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 27B | Mar 11, 2025 | 27B | 131K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite Unavailable | Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Unavailable | Feb 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
File input
Image input
Audio input
Video input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Unavailable | Oct 02, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 2 27B | Jul 12, 2024 | 27B | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 2 9B Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 9B | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro Unavailable | Apr 08, 2024 | ~1T | 2M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$ |