Compare/GPT-5.1 (high) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

GPT-5.1 (high)vsGemini 2.5 Pro

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

OpenAI

GPT-5.1 (high)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
87 tok/s
TTFT
31.07s
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
131 tok/s
TTFT
23.22s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Benchmarks (11-1)
GPT-5.1 (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5.1 (high)Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5.1 (high)$2.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-5.1 (high)
87 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
131 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-5.1 (high)
31.07s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
23.22s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
47.734.6
Coding Index
44.731.9
Math Index
94.087.7
GPQA Diamond
87.3%84.4%
MMLU-Pro
87.0%86.2%
LiveCodeBench
86.8%80.1%
AIME 2025
94.0%87.7%
MATH-500
96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
26.5%21.1%
SciCode
43.3%42.8%
IFBench
72.9%48.7%
TerminalBench
45.5%26.5%
GPT-5.1 (high)11 wins
1 winsGemini 2.5 Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.1 (high) or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.1 (high) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Gemini 2.5 Pro. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Pro generates tokens faster at 131 tok/s vs 87 tok/s. However, Gemini 2.5 Pro has lower time-to-first-token (23.22s vs 31.07s).

When should I use GPT-5.1 (high) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, GPT-5.1 (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Pro for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.