# Gemini 4 Argon vs Gemini 4 Carbon

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 4 Argon and Gemini 4 Carbon across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-gemini-4-carbon
- Last updated: October 28, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 4 Carbon leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 4 Carbon has the higher overall point estimate 88.42 to 82.3. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 74 for Gemini 4 Argon and 82.2 for Gemini 4 Carbon.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is ExploitGym in Agentic, with scores of 39.5% and 53.5%.
- Gemini 4 Argon also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | null |
| Overall Score | 82.3 | 88.42 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 31 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $10.00 | $2.00 / $10.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 78.1 (Estimated · #4/134)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 51.3% | 53.9% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 57.40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 39.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 68.0% | 71.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 (6x verifier timeout) | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 12% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 74.7% | 81.5% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| ExploitGym | 39.5% | 53.5% | Gemini 4 Carbon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 4 Carbon
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 74 (Supported · #6/156)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 82.2 (Supported · #3/156)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 77.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 55.0% | 61.2% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 91.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 45.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 40.7 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 26.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 86.9 (#3/26)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 79.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| STEMBench | 2.44 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | 99.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 84.2% | 96.2% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 91.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 46.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 Provider Adapter | 97.30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ExtractBench Pro | 30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (no tools) | 71.6% | 72.5% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LVBench | 91.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | 58.6% | Gemini 4 Carbon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 82.6 (Estimated · #6/178)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 88.2 (Supported · #2/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LABBench2 | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 0.7% | 0.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 92.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 85.965% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 78.049% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 4 Argon or Gemini 4 Carbon?

Gemini 4 Carbon has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 4 Argon and Gemini 4 Carbon?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 74 for Gemini 4 Argon and 82.2 for Gemini 4 Carbon.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 4 Argon cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 4 Argon currently has 31 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 4 Carbon cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 4 Carbon currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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