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.
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 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 44.8 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 10 |
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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)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1438 | 995 |
| FrontierCode | 27% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1397 | — |
| SciCode | 49.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 36.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1005 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 61.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 24% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 61.7% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 11% | — |
| DTBench | 80% | — |
| LMCA | 40.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.83 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57 | — |
Math GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1418 | 1049 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 51.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 9.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 28.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 86.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1434 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1446 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1440 | — |
| LMArena German | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1375 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1369 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1010 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1407 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1370 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 994 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1665 | — |
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.