Model comparison
GPT-5.4 mini vs Llama 3.2 1B
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 19.9 on the Noometry Index. Llama 3.2 1B costs 24× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 9 categories and Llama 3.2 1B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 51.4 to 7.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 88.9% for GPT-5.4 mini and 0.6% for Llama 3.2 1B.
- Llama 3.2 1B is cheaper at $0.027 / $0.20 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 60K.
- Llama 3.2 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 44.8 | 19.9 |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 400K | 60K |
| Max output | 128K | 54K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.027 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.50 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67), Llama 3.2 1B: 20.6 (#333)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1438 | 1071 |
| FrontierCode | 27% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1397 | — |
| SciCode | 49.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 8.2% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 11.3% |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Llama 3.2 1B: 14.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 10.8% |
| DeepResearch Bench | 36.3% | — |
| BALROG | — | 6.6% |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Llama 3.2 1B: 15.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 24% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1044 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.83 | 101.95 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 61.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 61.7% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 11% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 40.8% | — |
| ForecastBench | 57 | — |
Math GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Llama 3.2 1B: 9.7 (#308)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | 0.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1418 | 1086 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 51.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 9.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 28.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#307)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 86.9% | 23.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1434 | 1007 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Llama 3.2 1B: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Llama 3.2 1B: 23.9 (#287)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 973 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1446 | 958 |
| LMArena German | 1407 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | 941 |
| LMArena French | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1375 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1369 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Llama 3.2 1B: 52.6 (#285)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1031 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#269)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1407 | 1050 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Llama 3.2 1B: 21.4 (#305)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | 1055 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1370 | 1033 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1665 | 200 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1030 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Llama 3.2 1B?
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 19.9 on the Noometry Index. Llama 3.2 1B costs 24× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 mini's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini or Llama 3.2 1B?
Llama 3.2 1B is cheaper. It lists at $0.027 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 mini lists at $0.75 and $4.50.
Is GPT-5.4 mini or Llama 3.2 1B better for coding?
GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 20.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 mini does, with 400K tokens against 60K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Llama 3.2 1B share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 1B has 22.