Model comparison
GPT-5.4 mini vs Solar Pro4
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index. Solar Pro4 costs 3.2× 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.
UpstageSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 mini scores higher in 8 categories and Solar Pro4 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 51.5 to 39.8.
- Solar Pro4 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $4.50 for GPT-5.4 mini.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 400K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 45.0 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | 524K |
| Max output | 128K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.2 (#72), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1397 | 1371 |
| LMArena Coding | 1438 | 1437 |
| FrontierCode | 27% | — |
| SciCode | 49.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 60.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 29.9 (#81), Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 36.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 30.4 (#85), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1399 |
| 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 | 148.84 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57 | — |
Math GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 45.5 (#75), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1419 | 1416 |
| 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 GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.5 (#67), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1427 |
| GPQA Diamond | 86.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini: 39.7 (#56), Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 51.9 (#96), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1446 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1440 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1409 | 1364 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1374 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1368 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1405 | 1401 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 74.1 (#102), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1377 |
Long Context Too close to call
GPT-5.4 mini: 43.0 (#112), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1407 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads
GPT-5.4 mini: 64.0 (#58), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1412 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1370 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1385 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1665 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.4 mini better than Solar Pro4?
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index. Solar Pro4 costs 3.2× 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 Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 mini lists at $0.75 and $4.50.
Is GPT-5.4 mini or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.2 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 mini and Solar Pro4 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 mini has 46 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.