Volley of shells hit the rally two days after the UN representative in the state, Leon insists he would press on with efforts to clinch a political deal.
Those present were demonstrating against a proposed power-sharing deal put forward by Leon.
On their Facebook pages, the Benghazi Medical Centre announced eight dead, while the city's Al-Jalaa hospital announced four had died. Medics initially said five people were killed.
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the attack.
"UNSMIL calls on Libyans to reject violence as a means to settle political differences and stresses that peaceful expression of political views is one of the basic rights in a free society," it said.
There was no immediate word on who was behind the shelling.
A unity government in Libya is seen as the best chance to tackle the rise of the Islamic State group and migrant-smuggling from Libya across the Mediterranean to Europe.
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