Gemini 4 Carbon (High) Scores 59 on Artificial Analysis v5

Google's Gemini 4 Carbon (High), released October 28, 2026, scored 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, well above the median of 42 for models in its price tier, according to Artificial Analysis. The reasoning model accepts text, image, speech and video input, outputs text, carries a 1M-token context window, and generated 200M tokens during the index evaluation versus a median of 64M. Google prices Gemini 4 Carbon (High) at $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens, against medians of $2.00 and $10.00, for an average cost of $7.76 per task on the Intelligence Index.

Gemini 4 Carbon High Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis Model summary Speed Gemini 4 Carbon High is amongst the leading models in intelligence, but somewhat expensive when comparing to other models of similar price. The model supports text, image, speech, and video input, outputs text, and has a 1M tokens context window. Gemini 4 Carbon High scores 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among comparable models median: 42 . When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 200M tokens, which is very verbose in comparison to the median of 64M. Pricing for Gemini 4 Carbon High is $4.00 per 1M input tokens somewhat expensive, median: $2.00 and $20.00 per 1M output tokens expensive, median: $10.00 . On average, it costs $7.76 per task to evaluate Gemini 4 Carbon High on the Intelligence Index. | Reasoning | Yes This page shows the reasoning version of this model. A non-reasoning variant may also exist. | |---|---| | Input modality | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | | Output modality | Supports: text | | Context window | 1M ~1500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Metrics are compared against models of the same class: - Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models - Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning - Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class: - Tiny: ≤4B parameters - Small: 4B–40B parameters - Medium: 40B–150B parameters - Large: 150B parameters - Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio: - <$0.15 per 1M tokens - $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens - $1 per 1M tokens Speed Intelligence Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index https://artificialanalysis.ai/evaluations/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Task Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries Artificial Analysis Finance & Accounting Index https://artificialanalysis.ai/indexes/finance-and-accounting Evaluations Agentic knowledge work, Elo Knowledge 1 - hallucination rate Agentic SaaS workflows Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal Agentic software engineering in open-source repositories Reasoning & knowledge Professional document reasoning, All-pass Agentic coding & terminal use Physics reasoning Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents Legal agentic work, Hallucination-Gated All-Pass Rate Agentic business operations Agentic real-world work tasks, Elo Agentic interactive 3D experiences, Elo Product and brand videos designed in code, Elo Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis Medical long context reasoning Visual reasoning Rich, varied, well-crafted language Well-structured, scannable, answer-first Truthful, acknowledges uncertainty, non-sycophantic Use of filler and generic language AA-Briefcase v1.1 AA-Briefcase Elo AA-Omniscience v1.1 AA-Omniscience Index Intelligence Index Comparisons Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Task Token Use Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task Cost Cost per Intelligence Index Task Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output Context Window Context Window Frequently Asked Questions Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon High Gemini 4 Carbon High was released on October 28, 2026. Gemini 4 Carbon High was created by Google. Gemini 4 Carbon High scores 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other models in a similar price tier median: 42 . Gemini 4 Carbon High costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens somewhat higher than average, median: $2.00 and $20.00 per 1M output tokens at the higher end, median: $10.00 , based on Google's API. Gemini 4 Carbon High costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens based on Google's API . For a blended rate 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio , this is $2.94 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-carbon/providers When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Gemini 4 Carbon High generated 200M output tokens, which is at the higher end compared to other models in a similar price tier median: 64M . Yes, Gemini 4 Carbon High is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer. Gemini 4 Carbon High supports text, image, speech, and video input. Gemini 4 Carbon High supports text output. Yes, Gemini 4 Carbon High supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images. Yes, Gemini 4 Carbon High is multimodal. It can process text, image, speech, and video input and generate text output. Gemini 4 Carbon High has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request. No, Gemini 4 Carbon High is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available. Gemini 4 Carbon High is a proprietary model and Google has not disclosed the model size or parameter count. Gemini 4 Carbon High achieves a score of 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding. Yes, Gemini 4 Carbon High is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-carbon/providers Gemini 4 Carbon High is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gemini-4-carbon/providers