Compare/K-EXAONE (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

K-EXAONE (Reasoning)vsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

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

LG AI Research

K-EXAONE (Reasoning)

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

GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Input
$0.75/M
Output
$4.5/M
Speed
202 tok/s
TTFT
0.45s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (10-1)
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricK-EXAONE (Reasoning)GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.75
Output ($/M tokens)$0$4.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)$0.00
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)$1.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
202 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
0.45s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
32.123.3
Coding Index
27.025.3
Math Index
90.3
GPQA Diamond
78.3%60.6%
MMLU-Pro
83.8%
LiveCodeBench
76.8%
AIME 2025
90.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
13.1%5.7%
SciCode
35.6%39.6%
IFBench
64.7%38.8%
TerminalBench
22.7%18.2%
K-EXAONE (Reasoning)10 wins
1 winsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, K-EXAONE (Reasoning) or GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

K-EXAONE (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $1.69/M for GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

K-EXAONE (Reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 202 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. K-EXAONE (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.45s).

When should I use K-EXAONE (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

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