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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini 4 Carbon
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Winner summary
Gemini 4 Carbon wins on 12/13 benchmarks
Gemini 4 Carbon wins 12 of 13 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · reasoning · knowledge.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 3.8 Flash
#56 by perf·#10 by attention
Gemini 4 Carbon
#1 by perf·#8 by attention
Best value
Gemini 3.8 Flash
1.7x better value than Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemini 3.8 Flash
23.9 pts/$
$2.48/M
Gemini 4 Carbon
14.3 pts/$
$6.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$3.61T·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$3.61T·Tier 1
Head to head
13 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 3.8 FlashGemini 4 Carbon
APEX-Agents
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +19.9
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
64.3
Gemini 4 Carbon
84.2
ARC-AGI
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
98.5
Gemini 4 Carbon
98.5
ARC-AGI-2
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +5.0
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
89.2
Gemini 4 Carbon
94.2
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +21.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
55.8
Gemini 4 Carbon
76.8
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +73.2
Gemini 3.8 Flash
21.9
Gemini 4 Carbon
95.1
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +23.3
Gemini 3.8 Flash
72.0
Gemini 4 Carbon
95.3
Frontierswe
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +41.6
Gemini 3.8 Flash
19.6
Gemini 4 Carbon
61.2
Furniture Assembly
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +65.5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
2.4
Gemini 4 Carbon
67.9
GPQA diamond
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +1.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
97.8
Gemini 4 Carbon
99.3
Mystery Game Puzzles
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +28.6
Gemini 3.8 Flash
41.6
Gemini 4 Carbon
70.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +1.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
98.9
Gemini 4 Carbon
100.0
SimpleBench
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +12.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
78.9
Gemini 4 Carbon
91.1
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 4 Carbon leads by +8.0
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
69.7
Gemini 4 Carbon
77.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Gemini 4 Carbon |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 64.3 | 84.2 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 98.5 | 98.5 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 89.2 | 94.2 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 55.8 | 76.8 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 21.9 | 95.1 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 72.0 | 95.3 |
Frontierswe | 19.6 | 61.2 |
Furniture Assembly | 2.4 | 67.9 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 97.8 | 99.3 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 41.6 | 70.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 98.9 | 100.0 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 78.9 | 91.1 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 69.7 | 77.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.82 | $4.13 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $16.50 | |
| $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $40.00 |