Model comparison

GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4 Pro

GPT-5.4 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 58.9 to 41.9 on the Noometry Index. GPT-5.4 nano costs 146× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 nano OpenAI

41.9

Rank #125 Confirmed

GPT-5.4 Pro OpenAI

58.9

Rank #18 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 nano scores higher in 1 category and GPT-5.4 Pro in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.4 Pro leads 70.7 to 23.7.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-2: 5.7% for GPT-5.4 nano and 83.3% for GPT-5.4 Pro.
  • GPT-5.4 nano is cheaper at $0.20 / $1.25 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.4 Pro.
  • GPT-5.4 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 400K.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 nano and GPT-5.4 Pro specifications
GPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI
Noometry Index41.958.9
Released2026-03-172026-03-05
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K1.05M
Max output128K128K
Input $ / M tokens$0.20$30
Output $ / M tokens$1.25$180
Results tracked4016

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

GPT-5.4 nano: 43.6 (#84), GPT-5.4 Pro: 43.2 (#90)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
WeirdML49.2%57.4%
SciCode46.9%—
LMArena Coding1405—
ALE-Bench1,005—

Reasoning GPT-5.4 Pro leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 23.7 (#173), GPT-5.4 Pro: 70.7 (#13)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
ARC-AGI-25.7%83.3%
ARC-AGI-151.5%94.5%
CritPt9.3%30%
Chess Puzzles30%58.6%
Epoch Capabilities Index145.81158.93
SimpleBench—74.1%
Kagi LLM Benchmark39.7%—
EnigmaEval—23.8%
LMArena Hard Prompts1381—
Mystery Game Puzzles9%—
DTBench80.3%—
LMCA36.9%—
ForecastBench57.3—

Math GPT-5.4 Pro leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 40.9 (#88), GPT-5.4 Pro: 72.4 (#22)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)44.9%82.5%
FrontierMath Tier 412.2%58.5%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)25.9%50%
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)6.3%37.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202587.8%—
ProofBench5%—
LMArena Math1406—

Knowledge GPT-5.4 Pro leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.9 (#103), GPT-5.4 Pro: 68.3 (#7)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
GPQA Diamond78.5%94.6%
SimpleQA Verified11.7%46.3%
Vectara Hallucination Rate3.1%8.3%
Humanity's Last Exam—44.3%
LMArena Expert1396—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 36.7 (#78), GPT-5.4 Pro: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
LMArena Vision1196—

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 48.6 (#140), GPT-5.4 Pro: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
LMArena Non-English1359—
LMArena Chinese1392—
LMArena French1396—
LMArena German1367—
LMArena Japanese1343—
LMArena Korean1320—
LMArena Russian1363—
LMArena Spanish1371—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 71.9 (#144), GPT-5.4 Pro: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
LMArena Instruction Following1362—

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#137), GPT-5.4 Pro: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
LMArena Longer Query1366—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 55.7 (#142), GPT-5.4 Pro: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGPT-5.4 Pro
LMArena Text1372—
LMArena Creative Writing1314—
LMArena Multi-Turn1382—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 nano better than GPT-5.4 Pro?

GPT-5.4 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 58.9 to 41.9 on the Noometry Index. GPT-5.4 nano costs 146× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 nano or GPT-5.4 Pro?

GPT-5.4 nano is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 Pro lists at $30 and $180.

Is GPT-5.4 nano or GPT-5.4 Pro better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (43.6 vs 43.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.4 Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 nano and GPT-5.4 Pro share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 nano has 40 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.4 Pro has 16.

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