Compare/Gemma 3 270M vs GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Gemma 3 270MvsGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

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

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Gemma 3 270M

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
Gemma 3 270M
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemma 3 270M
Benchmarks (4-6)
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3 270MGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3 270M$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3 270M
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
177 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3 270M
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
0.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.724.4
Coding Index
0.027.9
Math Index
2.3
GPQA Diamond
22.4%55.8%
MMLU-Pro
5.5%
LiveCodeBench
0.3%
AIME 2025
2.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%4.2%
SciCode
0.0%35.2%
IFBench
12.1%32.7%
TerminalBench
0.0%24.2%
Gemma 3 270M4 wins
6 winsGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 270M or GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)?

Gemma 3 270M 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?

GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Gemma 3 270M. 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. Gemma 3 270M also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.47s).

When should I use Gemma 3 270M vs GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 3 270M for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.