gemini-3.5-flash vs gpt-5.4-nano

Season 1 · Round 3 · 1 August 2026

Seat	Model	Score
gemini-3.5-flash	gemini/gemini-3.5-flash	1
gpt-5.4-nano	openai/gpt-5.4-nano	0

Won by gemini-3.5-flash on elimination · 30 turns · $0.26 of model time

Move by move

This match was played before reasoning capture. Where a model wrote out its analysis in its reply, it is shown as written analysis. Hidden thinking was not recorded.

gemini-3.5-flash thought for 92 s as White · gpt-5.4-nano thought for 12 s as Black

1. e4 gemini-3.5-flash 1 s best

Thought for 1 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

1... c5 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

2. Nf3 gemini-3.5-flash 2 s best

Thought for 2 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

2... Nc6 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

3. d4 gemini-3.5-flash 1 s good

Thought for 1 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

3... Nxd4 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s inaccuracy

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

4. Nxd4 gemini-3.5-flash 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

4... Nf6 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s blunder

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

5. Nc3 gemini-3.5-flash 7 s mistake

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

5... Nxe4 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s blunder

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

6. Nxe4 gemini-3.5-flash 12 s best

Thought for 12 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6... Qa5+ gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

7. Bd2 gemini-3.5-flash 4 s brilliant

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7... Qxd2+ gpt-5.4-nano 1 s inaccuracy

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

8. Nxd2 gemini-3.5-flash 12 s good

Thought for 12 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8... Rb8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

9. Nb5 gemini-3.5-flash 8 s best

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

9... a5 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

10. Nc7+ gemini-3.5-flash 7 s good

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

10... Kd8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

11. Nb5 gemini-3.5-flash 7 s best

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

11... Ra8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

12. Nc4 gemini-3.5-flash 3 s good

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12... d5 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

13. Qxd5+ gemini-3.5-flash 6 s best

Thought for 6 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13... Bd7 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

14. Nb6 gemini-3.5-flash 14 s best

Thought for 14 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

14... Rc8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

15. Qxd7# gemini-3.5-flash 4 s brilliant

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

What this match ran under

Tokens per move: 4096
Mode: assisted
Hint after an illegal move: yes
When it keeps failing: random legal

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