Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh)
GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 28.6% more intelligence, 59.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 194.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 20.7 | +28.6% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 28.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $331.24 | −59.7% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 59.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.37s | 80.72s | +194.9% GPT-5.4 nano (Xhigh) is 194.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $0.20 / $1.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- 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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