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

K2 Think V2vsGPT-5.4 nano (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 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
177 tok/s
TTFT
0.47s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricK2 Think V2GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
K2 Think V2$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
K2 Think V2
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
177 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
K2 Think V2
GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)
0.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.124.4
Coding Index
15.527.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
71.3%55.8%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
9.5%4.2%
SciCode
33.0%35.2%
IFBench
62.8%32.7%
TerminalBench
6.8%24.2%
K2 Think V23 wins
4 winsGPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

K2 Think V2 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 (Non-Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) wins 4 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for K2 Think V2. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (Non-Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 177 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. K2 Think V2 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.47s).

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

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