Compare/Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)vsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

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

xAI

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)

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

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
155 tok/s
TTFT
3.13s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Lower Latency
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-6)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
155 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
3.13s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
38.644.0
Coding Index
30.943.9
Math Index
89.3
GPQA Diamond
85.3%81.7%
MMLU-Pro
85.4%
LiveCodeBench
82.2%
AIME 2025
89.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
17.6%26.5%
SciCode
44.2%46.9%
IFBench
52.7%75.9%
TerminalBench
24.2%42.4%
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)5 wins
6 winsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) or GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 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 (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 155 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 3.13s).

When should I use Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Choose based on your priorities: Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.