Gemini 4 Carbon vs GPT-6.1 Sol
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, Factuality, and Legal.
Gemini 4 Carbon
Too new. Too new to call. The crown still needs confirming evidence.
GPT-6.1 Sol
Yes. SOTA in Vision (tied).
| Category | Gemini 4 Carbon | GPT-6.1 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #1 · Leading · crown pending Margin 0 Vals AI · Nov 3, 2026 | #25 · #25 in General LLM Margin 16.603511431097644 Vals AI · Nov 3, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #1 · Leading · crown pending Margin 0 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 | #17 · #17 in Reasoning Margin 10.714285714285708 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Science | — | #4 · #4 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 29, 2026 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 | #3 · Near-SOTA · Coding Margin 12.261503928170598 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Nov 3, 2026 |
| Coding › Agentic | — | #2 · Near-SOTA · Coding › Agentic Margin 13.63636363636364 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #4 · Pending · Coding › Web dev Margin 2.34375 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 | #5 · Near-SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 3.125 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Long context | #1 · Leading · crown pending Margin 0 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 | #20 · #20 in Long context Margin 12.5 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Vision | — | #1 · Co-SOTA · Vision Margin 0 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 29, 2026 |
| Factuality | #1 · Leading · crown pending Margin 0 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 | #34 · #34 in Factuality Margin 20.858895705521476 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | — | #1 · #1 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 29, 2026 |
| Cybersecurity | — | #2 · Near-SOTA · Cybersecurity Margin 3.125 Vals AI · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Legal | #1 · Pending · Legal Margin — Vals AI · Nov 3, 2026 | #20 · #20 in Legal Margin — Vals AI · Nov 3, 2026 |
Pricing
Gemini 4 Carbon: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.
GPT-6.1 Sol: $4 per 1M blended tokens.
Gemini 4 Carbon: closed weights.
GPT-6.1 Sol: closed weights.
Benchmarks side by side
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | GPT-6.1 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (EMB) | 76.5 | 71.1 |
| Finance Agent | 67.2 | 61.8 |
| Legal Research Bench | 55.8 | 38.5 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) | 1573 | 1541 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) | 1548 | 1506 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) | 1542 | 1491 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) | 1528 | 1481 |
| LMArena Text factuality | 1522 | 1466 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1768 | 1751 |
| Tax Agent Bench | 51.8 | 21.8 |
| Vals Index | 70.5 | 63.9 |
| Vibe Code Bench | 89.1 | 88.9 |
Latest validated result for each model. Benchmarks where only one model has a result are left out.
Verdict
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, Factuality, and Legal.
General LLM: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in General LLM at #1 against #25.
Reasoning: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Reasoning at #1 against #17.
Coding › Web dev: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Coding › Web dev at #4 against #5.
Long context: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Long context at #1 against #20.
Factuality: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Factuality at #1 against #34.
Legal: As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Legal at #1 against #20.
Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-6.1 Sol?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, Factuality, and Legal.
Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-6.1 Sol for General LLM?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in General LLM at #1 against #25.
Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-6.1 Sol for Reasoning?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Reasoning at #1 against #17.
Gemini 4 Carbon or GPT-6.1 Sol for Coding › Web dev?
As of Nov 3, 2026, Gemini 4 Carbon leads GPT-6.1 Sol in Coding › Web dev at #4 against #5.