Compare/GPT-4.1 nano vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)

GPT-4.1 nanovsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)

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

OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
159 tok/s
TTFT
0.45s
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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
344 tok/s
TTFT
0.36s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (1-11)
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-4.1 nanoGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-4.1 nano$0.14
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)$0.14

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-4.1 nano
159 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
344 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-4.1 nano
0.45s
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)
0.36s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.019.4
Coding Index
11.214.5
Math Index
24.046.7
GPQA Diamond
51.2%65.1%
MMLU-Pro
65.7%79.6%
LiveCodeBench
32.6%64.1%
AIME 2025
24.0%46.7%
MATH-500
84.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%4.6%
SciCode
25.9%28.5%
IFBench
32.0%41.8%
TerminalBench
3.8%7.6%
GPT-4.1 nano1 wins
11 winsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 nano or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)?

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 Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 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 Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 344 tok/s vs 159 tok/s. However, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.36s vs 0.45s).

When should I use GPT-4.1 nano vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.