Compare/INTELLECT-3 vs GPT-5.4 nano (medium)

INTELLECT-3vsGPT-5.4 nano (medium)

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

Prime Intellect

INTELLECT-3

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

GPT-5.4 nano (medium)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
171 tok/s
TTFT
2.38s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
INTELLECT-3
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (medium)
Lower Latency
INTELLECT-3
Benchmarks (5-5)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricINTELLECT-3GPT-5.4 nano (medium)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
INTELLECT-3$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (medium)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
INTELLECT-3
GPT-5.4 nano (medium)
171 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
INTELLECT-3
GPT-5.4 nano (medium)
2.38s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
22.238.1
Coding Index
19.135.0
Math Index
88.0
GPQA Diamond
76.1%76.1%
MMLU-Pro
82.2%
LiveCodeBench
77.7%
AIME 2025
88.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.1%14.7%
SciCode
39.1%38.4%
IFBench
34.0%64.4%
TerminalBench
9.1%33.3%
INTELLECT-35 wins
5 winsGPT-5.4 nano (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, INTELLECT-3 or GPT-5.4 nano (medium)?

INTELLECT-3 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 (medium).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 5 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (medium) generates tokens faster at 171 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. INTELLECT-3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.38s).

When should I use INTELLECT-3 vs GPT-5.4 nano (medium)?

Choose based on your priorities: INTELLECT-3 for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and GPT-5.4 nano (medium) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.