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Gemini 4 Carbon (medium) vs GPT-5.5 (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.2 vs 9.2. Gemini 4 Carbon (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.933 vs $4.809. Gemini 4 Carbon (medium) is faster at 38.78s vs 39.86s, with pass rates of 95.7% vs 88.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#43
Total Output Tokens
131,948
Response Time (avg)
38.78s
Total Cost
$1.933
Rank
#44
Total Output Tokens
130,107
Response Time (avg)
39.86s
Total Cost
$4.809
Recommended model Gemini 4 Carbon (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while costing about 2.5x less than GPT-5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 4 Carbon Gemini 4 Carbon medium Release: 2026-11-12 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24
Score 9.2 9.2
Rank #43 #44
Reliability 8.6 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 95.7% 88.4%
Flaky tests 3 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.662 25.306
Total Cost $1.933 $4.809
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.100 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.188 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 306,396 180,959
Output Tokens 5,746 6,472
Reasoning Tokens 126,202 123,635
Response Time (avg) 38.78s 39.86s
Response Time (max) 206.61s 332.10s
Response Time (total) 892.02s 916.82s
Parameters ~1.2T total (~20B active) ~1.5T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#43 Gemini 4 Carbon

medium
Cost
$0.203
Time
336.6s
Tokens
20,353 tok

#44 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 tok

Top Models by Score

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 4 Carbon 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 29.67s 8,448 487 17,950
GPT-5.5 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959

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