Compare/Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) vs GPT-4.1 nano

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)vsGPT-4.1 nano

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

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
314 tok/s
TTFT
18.95s
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
142 tok/s
TTFT
0.41s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
GPT-4.1 nano
Benchmarks (10-2)
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)GPT-4.1 nano
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)$0.14
GPT-4.1 nano$0.14

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)
314 tok/s
GPT-4.1 nano
142 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)
18.95s
GPT-4.1 nano
0.41s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.613.0
Coding Index
9.511.2
Math Index
53.324.0
GPQA Diamond
62.5%51.2%
MMLU-Pro
75.9%65.7%
LiveCodeBench
59.3%32.6%
AIME 2025
53.3%24.0%
MATH-500
96.9%84.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.4%3.9%
SciCode
19.3%25.9%
IFBench
49.9%32.0%
TerminalBench
4.5%3.8%
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning)10 wins
2 winsGPT-4.1 nano

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) or GPT-4.1 nano?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for GPT-4.1 nano. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 314 tok/s vs 142 tok/s. However, GPT-4.1 nano has lower time-to-first-token (0.41s vs 18.95s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) vs GPT-4.1 nano?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.