Model comparison

GPT-5.4 mini vs Grok 4.3

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 35 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI

44.8

Rank #69 Confirmed

Grok 4.3 xAI

43.6

Rank #80 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 35 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 4.3 in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multimodal, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 39.0 to 31.6.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 80% for GPT-5.4 mini and 90.7% for Grok 4.3.
  • Grok 4.3 is cheaper at $1.25 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $4.50 for GPT-5.4 mini.
  • Grok 4.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 mini and Grok 4.3 specifications
GPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
ProviderOpenAIxAI
Noometry Index44.843.6
Released2026-03-172026-04-17
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K1M
Max output128K30K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$4.50$2.50
Results tracked4640

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67), Grok 4.3: 41.3 (#117)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena WebDev13971357
SciCode49.9%47.3%
WeirdML60.3%49.9%
LMArena Coding14381415
ALE-Bench1,189944.17
FrontierCode27%—

Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Grok 4.3: 27.6 (#93)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
DeepResearch Bench36.3%—
GDP.pdf—8%
LMArena Search—1165
Vending-Bench 2—35.26

Reasoning Grok 4.3 leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Grok 4.3: 34.9 (#60)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
NYT Connections (extended)61.8%55.2%
CritPt10%8%
Chess Puzzles24%25%
LMArena Hard Prompts14241397
DTBench80%90.7%
LMCA40.8%38.3%
Epoch Capabilities Index148.83149.13
ForecastBench5760.3
ARC-AGI-218.9%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark37.9%—
ARC-AGI-163.7%—
Thematic Generalization61.7%—
Mystery Game Puzzles11%—

Math Too close to call

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Grok 4.3: 45.8 (#60)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)51.2%42.8%
FrontierMath Tier 49.8%14.6%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202588.9%93.3%
ProofBench21%11%
LMArena Math14181388
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)28.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)2.1%—

Knowledge Grok 4.3 leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Grok 4.3: 52.5 (#57)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
GPQA Diamond86.9%88.8%
SimpleQA Verified29.4%33.2%
LMArena Expert14341385
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.5%—

Multimodal GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Grok 4.3: 31.6 (#96)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena Vision12451231
Blueprint-Bench 2—0%

Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Grok 4.3: 50.7 (#114)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena Non-English14051385
LMArena Chinese14461423
LMArena French14401412
LMArena German14071395
LMArena Japanese13751379
LMArena Korean13691357
LMArena Russian14171399
LMArena Spanish14031402

Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Grok 4.3: 72.3 (#135)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena Instruction Following14051366

Long Context Too close to call

GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Grok 4.3: 42.5 (#118)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena Longer Query14071393

Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Grok 4.3: 58.6 (#112)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok 4.3
LMArena Text14111397
LMArena Creative Writing13701380
LMArena Multi-Turn14291406
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1665—
EQ-Bench 4—1075

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Grok 4.3?

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini or Grok 4.3?

Grok 4.3 is cheaper. It lists at $1.25 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 mini lists at $0.75 and $4.50.

Is GPT-5.4 mini or Grok 4.3 better for coding?

GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 41.3 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.3 does, with 1M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Grok 4.3 share?

35 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.3 has 40.

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