Compare/Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)vsGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

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 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
61 tok/s
TTFT
0.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (8-3)
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2.5
Output ($/M tokens)$0$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)$0.00
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)$4.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
61 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
0.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
38.635.4
Coding Index
30.941.0
Math Index
89.3
GPQA Diamond
85.3%74.8%
MMLU-Pro
85.4%
LiveCodeBench
82.2%
AIME 2025
89.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
17.6%10.6%
SciCode
44.2%47.1%
IFBench
52.7%48.4%
TerminalBench
24.2%37.9%
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)8 wins
3 winsGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) or GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)?

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $5.63/M for GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 61 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.65s).

When should I use Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)?

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