Gemini 4 Carbon (Low) vs Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 4 Carbon (Low) by Google or Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-04.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 4 Carbon (Low)
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs Gemini 4 Carbon (Low): 34.5% less intelligence, 3.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 604.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 4 Carbon (Low) | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 54.2 | 35.5 | −34.5% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 34.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,725.02 | $5,905.50 | +3.2% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 3.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.28s | 114.65s | +604.2% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 604.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 4 Carbon (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 57.40 for $4766.
- Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Gemini 4 Carbon (Medium) scores 58.30 for $5903.
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