Compare/K2 Think V2 vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

K2 Think V2vsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

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

MBZUAI Institute of Foundation Models

K2 Think V2

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
K2 Think V2
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
K2 Think V2
Benchmarks (4-3)
K2 Think V2

Pricing Comparison

MetricK2 Think V2GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.75
Output ($/M tokens)$0$4.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
K2 Think V2$0.00
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)$1.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
K2 Think V2
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
202 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
K2 Think V2
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
0.45s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.123.3
Coding Index
15.525.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
71.3%60.6%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
9.5%5.7%
SciCode
33.0%39.6%
IFBench
62.8%38.8%
TerminalBench
6.8%18.2%
K2 Think V24 wins
3 winsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, K2 Think V2 or GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

K2 Think V2 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?

K2 Think V2 wins 4 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 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. K2 Think V2 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.45s).

When should I use K2 Think V2 vs GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: K2 Think V2 for lower cost, K2 Think V2 for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.