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

K2-V2 (low)vsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

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

MBZUAI Institute of Foundation Models

K2-V2 (low)

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-V2 (low)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)
Lower Latency
K2-V2 (low)
Benchmarks (5-6)
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricK2-V2 (low)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:
K2-V2 (low)$0.00
GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)$1.20

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.423.3
Coding Index
10.525.3
Math Index
35.3
GPQA Diamond
54.1%60.6%
MMLU-Pro
71.3%
LiveCodeBench
39.3%
AIME 2025
35.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%5.7%
SciCode
22.3%39.6%
IFBench
41.0%38.8%
TerminalBench
4.5%18.2%
K2-V2 (low)5 wins
6 winsGPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

K2-V2 (low) 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?

GPT-5.4 mini (Non-Reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for K2-V2 (low). 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-V2 (low) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.45s).

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

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