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Gemini 4 Carbonvs.Muse Wonder

Which one is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon is clearly ahead in the overall index.

IntelligenceOverall index, 0 to 100 · higher is better
96

Gemini 4 Carbon

Rank 1 to 5

82

Muse Wonder

Rank 10 to 12

SpeedTokens per second · higher is better
100

Gemini 4 Carbon

fairly fast

197

Muse Wonder

fast

PriceDollars per 1M tokens · lower is better
n/a

Gemini 4 Carbon

$8

Muse Wonder

expensive

Gemini 4 Carbon

Subscription

Subscriptions in Germany: n/a

Via API

n/a (no API price known).

Muse Wonder

Subscription

No Meta subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €106.01 a month (Command Code Max 10×, with limited credits). 4 plans in Germany.

Via API

$4 input, $20 output per 1M tokens.

Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT

Where is the difference?

Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.

Gemini 4 Carbon ahead: 4Muse Wonder ahead: 0level: 2too little data: 2of 8 areas

Gemini 4 CarbonMuse Wonder0 to 100, higher is better
Areas in the overall index
CodingGemini 4 Carbon aheadGemini 4 Carbon: 92Muse Wonder: 80
ReasoningGemini 4 Carbon aheadGemini 4 Carbon: 96Muse Wonder: 83
Mathematicsonly Muse Wonder has a scoreGemini 4 Carbon: not enough dataMuse Wonder: 80
KnowledgeGemini 4 Carbon aheadGemini 4 Carbon: above 99Muse Wonder: 81
AgentslevelGemini 4 Carbon: 88Muse Wonder: 82
Generalonly Muse Wonder has a scoreGemini 4 Carbon: not enough dataMuse Wonder: 62
Specialist fields
FinanceGemini 4 Carbon aheadGemini 4 Carbon: 94Muse Wonder: 79
LegallevelGemini 4 Carbon: 94Muse Wonder: 91
Show 2 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
Gemini 4 CarbonMuse Wonder0 to 100, higher is better
Cybersecurityonly Muse Wonder has a scoreGemini 4 Carbon: not enough dataMuse Wonder: 94
Productivityonly Muse Wonder has a scoreGemini 4 Carbon: not enough dataMuse Wonder: 87

See for yourself: same task, one attempt

The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Not tested yet

Muse Wonder

Not tested yet

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.

MetricGemini 4 CarbonMuse Wonder
Intelligence
Overall index0 to 100, higher is better9682
RankRank 1 to 5 of 95Rank 10 to 12 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you sendn/a$4
Outputwhat the model writesn/a$20
Speed
Tokens per second100197
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoffn/an/a
Releasedn/aOct 12, 2026
AvailabilityLimited accessPreview
Open weightsnono
  • Gemini 4 Carbon, Announced introductory pricing: $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens. Cached input receives a 95% discount, giving $0.10 per 1M tokens. This announcement does not establish an already available public API. Source
  • Gemini 4 Carbon, Announced pricing after the introductory period: Afterward, $4 input and $20 output per 1M tokens. Google has not specified when the introductory period ends. Source
  • Gemini 4 Carbon, Artificial Analysis pricing assumptions: Artificial Analysis calculates test costs using $4 input, $20 output, and $0.20 cached input per 1M tokens. These are the evaluator’s pricing assumptions, not confirmation of a publicly available API tariff. Source

Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis

Shared benchmarks

Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.

A: Gemini 4 CarbonB: Muse Wonder

Vals IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 70.4%Muse Wonder: 64.9%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexCode Migration v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 80.1%Muse Wonder: 69.8%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexEMB v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 76.5%Muse Wonder: 72.5%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexFinance Agent v2.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 67.2%Muse Wonder: 65.5%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexHLAB-Vals-1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 17.5%Muse Wonder: 23.8%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexLegal Research · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 55.8%Muse Wonder: 50.5%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexTax Agent · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 48.9%Muse Wonder: 36.3%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexTerminal-Bench 4.0 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 63.1%Muse Wonder: 49.5%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals IndexVibe Code Bench v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGemini 4 Carbon: 89.1%Muse Wonder: 83.1%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026

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