Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05)

Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05): Gemini 3 Pro Preview is cheaper by 20%. Gemini 3 Pro Preview from Google Vertex AI (1,048,576-token context) vs. GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05) from Azure OpenAI (1,050,000-token context). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.

Side-by-side cost

Live workload comparison

Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.

3,000
01,050,000
400
0128,000
5,000
01,000,000
Google Vertex AI
$1,644/mo
Input $2.00/M · Output $12.00/M
Azure OpenAI
$2,055/mo
Input $2.50/M · Output $15.00/M
At this workload, Gemini 3 Pro Preview is 20% cheaper than GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05) — a savings of $411/month ($4,931/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
  model: gemini-3-pro-preview
  provider: vertex-ai
fallback:
  model: gpt-5-4-2026-03-05
  provider: azure-openai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 }   # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live
Gemini 3 Pro Preview GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05)
Input price $2.00/M $2.50/M
Output price $12.00/M $15.00/M
Context window 1,048,576 1,050,000
Max output 65,535 128,000
Function calling
Vision
Audio input
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Structured output
Pricing verified May 16, 2026 May 16, 2026
Cheaper option
~20% cheaper than the priciest in this pair
Larger context
1,050,000 tokens
More capabilities
6 of 6 capability flags advertised

Benchmark comparison

Side-by-side public benchmark scores. Greener bar = winner.

Chatbot Arena ELOgeneral
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
1,486
GPT 5.4 (2026-03-05)