Compare/Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)vsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

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

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Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)

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

GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Input
$0.75/M
Output
$4.5/M
Speed
202 tok/s
TTFT
0.45s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)
Benchmarks (5-5)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.75
Output ($/M tokens)$0$4.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)$0.00
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)$1.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
202 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
0.45s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
19.623.3
Coding Index
24.125.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
70.1%60.6%
MMLU-Pro
79.8%
LiveCodeBench
32.1%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
94.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.1%5.7%
SciCode
32.9%39.6%
IFBench
38.8%
TerminalBench
18.2%
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25)5 wins
5 winsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) or GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $1.69/M for GPT-5.4 mini (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 mini (Non-Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 202 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.45s).

When should I use Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental (Jan '25) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.