Model comparison

GPT-5.4 nano vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 nano OpenAI

41.9

Rank #111 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.0

Rank #196 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 nano scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.4 nano leads 41.8 to 33.4.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 nano and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderOpenAIxAI
Noometry Index41.937.0
Released2026-03-172024-08-13
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.20—
Output $ / M tokens$1.25—
Results tracked4017

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 43.1 (#82), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding14041269
SciCode46.9%—
WeirdML49.2%—
ALE-Bench1,005—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.4 nano: 23.8 (#159), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts13801255
ARC-AGI-25.7%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark39.7%—
ARC-AGI-151.5%—
CritPt9.3%—
Chess Puzzles30%—
Mystery Game Puzzles9%—
DTBench80.3%—
LMCA36.9%—
Epoch Capabilities Index145.78—
ForecastBench57.3—

Math GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 40.7 (#76), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math14061265
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)44.9%—
FrontierMath Tier 412.2%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202587.8%—
ProofBench5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)25.9%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)6.3%—

Knowledge GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.8 (#94), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert13971238
GPQA Diamond78.5%—
SimpleQA Verified11.7%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate3.1%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 36.0 (#73), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Vision1196—

Multilingual GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 48.8 (#136), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English13591257
LMArena Chinese13911262
LMArena French13961285
LMArena German13681273
LMArena Japanese13421213
LMArena Korean13211195
LMArena Russian13631261
LMArena Spanish13681278

Instruction Following GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 72.1 (#139), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following13621245

Long Context GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#131), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query13651267

Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 55.9 (#137), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text13721281
LMArena Creative Writing13131242
LMArena Multi-Turn13821265

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 nano better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.4 nano or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GPT-5.4 nano scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 nano and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 nano has 40 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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