Compare/Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) vs GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)vsGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

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

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Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)

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

GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
177 tok/s
TTFT
0.47s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
Benchmarks (5-5)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
177 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
0.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.024.4
Coding Index
23.627.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
58.9%55.8%
MMLU-Pro
75.0%
LiveCodeBench
31.6%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
87.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%4.2%
SciCode
29.5%35.2%
IFBench
32.7%
TerminalBench
24.2%
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)5 wins
5 winsGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) or GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)?

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) 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 (Non-Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 5 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 177 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.47s).

When should I use Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) vs GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.