Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GPT-5.4
Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 68, GPT-5.4 65). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Google
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
68/100- ECI154.8
- Price$2.00 / $12.00
- Context1.05M
OpenAI
GPT-5.4
65/100- ECI156.9
- Price$2.50 / $15.00
- Context1.05M
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 68/100, GPT-5.4 65/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.4 for raw capability and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityGPT-5.4Capabilities Index (ECI): GPT-5.4 156.9 · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 154.8
- Lowest priceGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview $4.50 · GPT-5.4 $5.63 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameGPT-5.4 1,050,000 · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1,048,576 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT-5.4: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 84 | 87 |
| Price | 25% | 19 | 14 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 100 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 65/100 |
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| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 154.8 | 156.9 (best) |
| ECI rank | #31 of 148 | #16 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 94.4% (best) | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 59.7% | 78.6% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 95.6% | 97.8% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 75.6% | 76.9% (best) |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 73.5% (best) | 45.1% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $12.00 (best) | $15.00 |
| Cached input | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.50 (best) | $5.63 |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $4.00 / $18.00 | Over 272K: $5.00 / $22.50 |
| Price source | Official Google API | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | gpt-5.4 |
| API providers | 26 | 36 (best) |
| Released | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$44.00
GPT-5.4$55.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or GPT-5.4?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 68/100, GPT-5.4 65/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.4 for raw capability and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or GPT-5.4?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is cheaper at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). GPT-5.4 costs $2.50 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.50 per million tokens for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview versus $5.63 for GPT-5.4 (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
GPT-5.4 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): GPT-5.4 156.9 (#16 of 148) and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 154.8 (#31 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (154.9–159.1 vs 152.6–157.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 94.4%, GPT-5.4 93.3%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — GPT-5.4 78.6%, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 59.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GPT-5.4 97.8%, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 95.6%; SWE-bench Verified — GPT-5.4 76.9%, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 75.6%; SimpleQA Verified — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 73.5%, GPT-5.4 45.1%.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-5.4 resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: GPT-5.4 76.9% and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 75.6%. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Their context windows are effectively the same size: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1,048,576 and GPT-5.4 1,050,000 tokens. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview up to 65,536, GPT-5.4 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT-5.4 accepts text, images and PDFs. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and GPT-5.4 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
GPT-5.4 is the newest, released Mar 5, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview came out Feb 19, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Jan 2025, GPT-5.4 Aug 31, 2025.
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.