DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh)
GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning): 1.5% more intelligence, 26.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1326.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) | GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 20.4 | 20.7 | +1.5% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 1.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $450.76 | $331.24 | −26.5% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 26.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.55s | 93.46s | +1326.9% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 1326.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $0.20 / $1.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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