Gemini 3 Flash vs GPT 5.4

Direct comparison between google and openai for chat models. Specs, prices, strengths, weaknesses — decide on facts.

At a glance

  • · Cheaper: Gemini 3 Flash
  • · Longer context window: Gemini 3 Flash at 1,000,000 tokens
  • · Gemini 3 Flash: 1M token context at mini-tier pricing
  • · GPT 5.4: Better tool-use accuracy than GPT-5.3 with shorter outputs

Spec comparison

SpecGemini 3 FlashGPT 5.4
Providergoogleopenai
Input per 1M tokens$0.50 / 1M$2.50 / 1M
Output per 1M tokens$3.00 / 1M$15.00 / 1M
Context window1,000,000 tok400,000 tok
Max output65,536 tok16,384 tok
Knowledge cutoff2025-112026-01
Vision
Audio
Tool calling
JSON mode
Structured output
Reasoning

Gemini 3 Flash — strengths

  • +1M token context at mini-tier pricing
  • +Very low latency, ideal for realtime
  • +Multimodal: image, audio, and video input

GPT 5.4 — strengths

  • +Better tool-use accuracy than GPT-5.3 with shorter outputs
  • +Native vision for screenshots, charts, and documents
  • +400k context — fits code repos and long conversations

Gemini 3 Flash — weaknesses

  • Code quality clearly below Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.4-mini
  • Complex reasoning chains fail sooner than on Pro

GPT 5.4 — weaknesses

  • Pricier per token than Sonnet 4.6 at comparable coding quality
  • Reasoning mode noticeably increases latency over standard calls
Details: Gemini 3 FlashDetails: GPT 5.4