gemini-3.1-pro-preview vs gpt-5.4-nano

Season 1 · Round 6 · 6 August 2026

Seat	Model	Score
gemini-3.1-pro-preview	gemini/gemini-3.1-pro-preview	1
gpt-5.4-nano	openai/gpt-5.4-nano	0

Won by gemini-3.1-pro-preview on elimination · 32 turns · $0.31 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-3.1-pro-preview thought for 191 s as White · gpt-5.4-nano thought for 20 s as Black

1. e4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 2 s best

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

1... c5 gpt-5.4-nano 6 s good

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

2. Nf3 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 3 s best

Thought for 3 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. Bb5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 5 s best

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

3... Nf6 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

4. Nc3 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 8 s best

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

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

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

5. Nxe4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 9 s best

Thought for 9 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

5... d5 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

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

6. Nxc5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 25 s best

Thought for 25 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6... Bd7 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s mistake

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

7. Nxd7 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 15 s best

Thought for 15 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7... Qxd7 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s best

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

8. O-O gemini-3.1-pro-preview 13 s best

Thought for 13 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8... Rd8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

9. d4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 9 s best

Thought for 9 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

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

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

10. Bxd7+ gemini-3.1-pro-preview 19 s best

Thought for 19 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

10... Kxd7 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

11. Nxd4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 12 s good

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

11... Rc8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

12. c3 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 10 s good

Thought for 10 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12... Rxc3 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

13. bxc3 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 5 s good

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13... Kc8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

14. Qa4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 9 s best

Thought for 9 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

14... Kb8 gpt-5.4-nano 1 s good

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

15. Bf4+ gemini-3.1-pro-preview 32 s good

Thought for 32 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

15... Kc8 gpt-5.4-nano 2 s best

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

16. Qe8# gemini-3.1-pro-preview 15 s best

Thought for 15 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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