Model comparison

GPT-5.4 mini vs Palm 2

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI

44.8

Rank #69 Confirmed

Palm 2 Google

29.4

Rank #296 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 64.2 to 25.7.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 mini and Palm 2 specifications
GPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
ProviderOpenAIGoogle
Noometry Index44.829.4
Released2026-03-17—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$4.50—
Results tracked4610

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Coding1438995
FrontierCode27%—
LMArena WebDev1397—
SciCode49.9%—
WeirdML60.3%—
ALE-Bench1,189—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Palm 2: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
DeepResearch Bench36.3%—

Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts14241005
ARC-AGI-218.9%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark37.9%—
NYT Connections (extended)61.8%—
ARC-AGI-163.7%—
CritPt10%—
Chess Puzzles24%—
Thematic Generalization61.7%—
Mystery Game Puzzles11%—
DTBench80%—
LMCA40.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index148.83—
ForecastBench57—

Math GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Math14181049
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)51.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 49.8%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202588.9%—
ProofBench21%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)28.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)2.1%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
GPQA Diamond86.9%—
SimpleQA Verified29.4%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.5%—
LMArena Expert1434—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Palm 2: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Vision1245—

Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Non-English1405916
LMArena Chinese1446887
LMArena French1440—
LMArena German1407—
LMArena Japanese1375—
LMArena Korean1369—
LMArena Russian1417—
LMArena Spanish1403—

Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Instruction Following14051010

Long Context GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Longer Query14071010

Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads

GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniPalm 2
LMArena Text14111027
LMArena Creative Writing1370991
LMArena Multi-Turn1429994
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1665—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Palm 2?

GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.4 mini or Palm 2 better for coding?

GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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