Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 49.7% more intelligence, 39.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 5.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 24.1 | +49.7% Solar Mini 4 is 49.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $502.02 | −39.0% Solar Mini 4 is 39.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 26.13s | 27.46s | +5.1% Solar Mini 4 is 5.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
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.
- Solar Mini 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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