Gemini and more
from $0.05 / 1M
27 models · typical $1.50 · top 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning
Developer head to head · prices updated Oct 31, 2026
Google vs OpenAI
Gemini vs GPT: every model's API price, compared
Google starts cheaper ($0.05 vs $0.055 per 1M tokens); Google's typical model costs less ($1.50 vs $3.44); Google has the more accurate top model (96.4% vs 95.8% GPQA).
GPT and more
OpenAI
from $0.055 / 1M
39 models · typical $3.44 · top 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning
- Cheaper entry modelGoogle
- More accurate top modelGoogle
- Cheaper 85%+ GPQA modelOpenAI
- More modelsOpenAI
The matchups that matter
| OpenAI | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest model | Gemma 3 4B IT $0.05 via Amazon Bedrock · 23.2% GPQA | gpt-oss-20b $0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave) · 60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning |
| Most accurate (GPQA) | Gemini 4 Argon $4.00 via Google Gemini API · 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning | GPT-6 Astra $20.00 via OpenAI · 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Cheapest with 85%+ GPQA | Gemini 3 Flash Preview $1.13 via Google Gemini API · 89.4% GPQA, high reasoning | GPT-6 Luna $0.20 via OpenAI · 90.5% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Typical model price | $1.50 | $3.44 |
| Models we track | 27 | 39 |
Flagships: Gemini 4 Argon vs GPT-6 AstraCheapest: Gemma 3 4B IT vs gpt-oss-20bGPT-6.1 Sol vs Gemini 4 ArgonGemini 3.8 Flash vs GPT-6 Luna
Blended list price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) at each model's cheapest provider; only models at least two providers sell. GPQA Diamond by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting.
Every model, cheapest first
- Gemma 3 4B IT23.2% GPQA$0.05 via Amazon Bedrock
- Gemma 3 12B IT39.5% GPQA$0.0625 via Novita AI
- Gemma-3-27b-it47.7% GPQA$0.10 via DeepInfra
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.1313 via Oracle Cloud Generative AI
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT73.2% GPQA, minimal reasoning$0.1375 via DeepInfra
- Gemma 4 31B IT75.8% GPQA, minimal reasoning$0.16 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- Gemma 4 31B IT$0.205 via Amazon Bedrock
- Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.2625 via Oracle Cloud Generative AI
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite81.8% GPQA, high reasoning$0.5625 via Google Gemini API
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite83.3% GPQA, high reasoning$0.85 via Google Gemini API
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview89.4% GPQA, high reasoning$1.13 via Google Gemini API
- Gemini 3.6 Flash94.1% GPQA, high reasoning$1.50 via Google Gemini API
OpenAI
- gpt-oss-20b60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning$0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- gpt-oss-120b75.8% GPQA, high reasoning$0.065 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- GPT OSS Safeguard 20B$0.1025 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-5 Nano$0.1375 via OpenAI
- gpt-4.1-nano$0.175 via Replicate
- GPT-6 Luna90.5% GPQA, max reasoning$0.20 via OpenAI
- GPT OSS Safeguard 120B$0.2625 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-4o mini$0.2625 via OpenAI
- gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview$0.2625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.6 Luna91.6% GPQA, max reasoning$0.45 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.4 nano$0.4625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5 Mini$0.6875 via OpenAI
Questions people ask
Is Google cheaper than OpenAI?
Yes at the cheap end: Google's cheapest model, Gemma 3 4B IT, starts at $0.05 per 1M tokens, against $0.055 for OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b. The typical (median) model costs $1.50 at Google and $3.44 at OpenAI.
Which has the more accurate model, Google or OpenAI?
Google's most accurate model we track, Gemini 4 Argon, scores 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning (GPQA Diamond, Epoch AI) for $4.00 per 1M tokens; OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra scores 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning for $20.00.
How many Google and OpenAI models can I buy through APIs?
We track 27 Google and 39 OpenAI models that at least two providers sell, with prices from each provider's pricing page.