Model comparison

GPT-5.4 mini vs Grok Build 0.1

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI

44.8

Rank #69 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

35.8

Rank #214 Reported

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 2 categories and Grok Build 0.1 in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 29.6 to 22.5.
  • Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $4.50 for GPT-5.4 mini.
  • GPT-5.4 mini accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 256K.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 mini and Grok Build 0.1 specifications
GPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
ProviderOpenAIxAI
Noometry Index44.835.8
Released2026-03-172026-04-16
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K256K
Max output128K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.75$1
Output $ / M tokens$4.50$2
Results tracked463

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
SciCode49.9%50.2%
FrontierCode27%—
LMArena WebDev1397—
WeirdML60.3%—
LMArena Coding1438—
ALE-Bench1,189—

Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
DeepResearch Bench36.3%—
GBAEval—2.4%

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
CritPt10%9.1%
ARC-AGI-218.9%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark37.9%—
NYT Connections (extended)61.8%—
ARC-AGI-163.7%—
Chess Puzzles24%—
Thematic Generalization61.7%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1424—
Mystery Game Puzzles11%—
DTBench80%—
LMCA40.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index148.83—
ForecastBench57—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Grok Build 0.1: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)51.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 49.8%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202588.9%—
ProofBench21%—
LMArena Math1418—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)28.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)2.1%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
GPQA Diamond86.9%—
SimpleQA Verified29.4%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.5%—
LMArena Expert1434—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Vision1245—

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English1405—
LMArena Chinese1446—
LMArena French1440—
LMArena German1407—
LMArena Japanese1375—
LMArena Korean1369—
LMArena Russian1417—
LMArena Spanish1403—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Grok Build 0.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Instruction Following1405—

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Grok Build 0.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query1407—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Grok Build 0.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Text1411—
LMArena Creative Writing1370—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1665—
LMArena Multi-Turn1429—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Grok Build 0.1?

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini or Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 mini lists at $0.75 and $4.50.

Is GPT-5.4 mini or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 42.5 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.4 mini does, with 400K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Grok Build 0.1 share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.

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