Compare/Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker vs GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Apriel-v1.5-15B-ThinkervsGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
62 tok/s
TTFT
0.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
Benchmarks (6-5)
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker

Pricing Comparison

MetricApriel-v1.5-15B-ThinkerGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2.5
Output ($/M tokens)$0$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker$0.00
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)$4.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
62 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker
GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)
0.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
28.335.4
Coding Index
18.741.0
Math Index
87.5
GPQA Diamond
71.3%74.8%
MMLU-Pro
77.3%
LiveCodeBench
72.8%
AIME 2025
87.5%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.0%10.6%
SciCode
34.8%47.1%
IFBench
61.7%48.4%
TerminalBench
10.6%37.9%
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker6 wins
5 winsGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker or GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)?

Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $5.63/M for GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 62 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.65s).

When should I use Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker vs GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker for lower cost, Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.