Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 78 to 15 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
78/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1.05M
OpenAIGPT-4
15/100- ECI—
- Price$30.00 / $60.00
- Context8K
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Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is our pick
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against GPT-4 (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGPT-4GPT-4 $37.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite unpriced
- Longest contextGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · GPT-4 8,192 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT-4: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 90 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 61 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 78/100 | 15/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGoogle | GPT-4OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $30.00 |
| Output | — | $60.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $37.50 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | gpt-4 |
| API providers | — | 8 |
| Released | Dec 11, 2024 | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2024 | Nov 2023 |
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- Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite—
- GPT-4$420.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or GPT-4?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against GPT-4 (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or GPT-4?
GPT-4 is cheaper at $30.00 input / $60.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $37.50 per million tokens for GPT-4 versus . Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet and GPT-4 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and GPT-4 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 8,192 for GPT-4. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite up to 8,192, GPT-4 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT-4 accepts text. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and GPT-4 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the newest, released Dec 11, 2024. GPT-4 came out Nov 6, 2023. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Jun 2024, GPT-4 Nov 2023.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
