Compare/Devstral Small (May '25) vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Devstral Small (May '25)vsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Devstral Small (May '25)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
147 tok/s
TTFT
3.00s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Devstral Small (May '25)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Lower Latency
Devstral Small (May '25)
Benchmarks (3-7)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricDevstral Small (May '25)GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Devstral Small (May '25)$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Devstral Small (May '25)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
147 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Devstral Small (May '25)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
3.00s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.044.0
Coding Index
12.243.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
43.4%81.7%
MMLU-Pro
63.2%
LiveCodeBench
25.8%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
68.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%26.5%
SciCode
24.5%46.9%
IFBench
31.6%75.9%
TerminalBench
6.1%42.4%
Devstral Small (May '25)3 wins
7 winsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Devstral Small (May '25) or GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Devstral Small (May '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.46/M for GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Devstral Small (May '25). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 147 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Devstral Small (May '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 3.00s).

When should I use Devstral Small (May '25) vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Choose based on your priorities: Devstral Small (May '25) for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.