gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview vs gpt-4.1-nano
Input price
$0.25
$0.10
Output price
$1.50
$0.40
Context window
1049K
1048K
Throughput
153 tok/s
159 tok/s
Availability
98.3%
96.7%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.000
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GEMINI-3.1-FLA
GPT-4.1-NANO
Chat assistant
$255.00
$78.00
RAG / long context
$435.00
$156.00
Agent / tool use
$720.00
$216.00
Efficiency score: gpt-4.1-nano
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4.1-nano offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview or gpt-4.1-nano cheaper?+
gpt-4.1-nano has the lower input price — $0.10 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview or gpt-4.1-nano?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4.1-nano offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.