Compare/Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) vs gpt-oss-120B (low)

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)vsgpt-oss-120B (low)

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-oss-120B (low)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
255 tok/s
TTFT
0.51s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Lower Latency
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
Benchmarks (2-10)
gpt-oss-120B (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)gpt-oss-120B (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)$0.00
gpt-oss-120B (low)$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
255 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
0.51s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.024.5
Coding Index
23.615.5
Math Index
66.7
GPQA Diamond
58.9%67.2%
MMLU-Pro
75.0%77.5%
LiveCodeBench
31.6%70.7%
AIME 2025
66.7%
MATH-500
87.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%5.2%
SciCode
29.5%36.0%
IFBench
58.3%
TerminalBench
5.3%
Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24)2 wins
10 winsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) or gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.26/M for gpt-oss-120B (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

gpt-oss-120B (low) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-120B (low) generates tokens faster at 255 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.51s).

When should I use Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) vs gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) for lower cost, gpt-oss-120B (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-120B (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.