Model comparison

GPT-5.4 nano vs Olmo 7b Instruct

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 nano OpenAI

41.9

Rank #125 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 nano scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.4 nano leads 55.7 to 25.8.
  • Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.4 nano and Olmo 7b Instruct specifications
GPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index41.930.3
Released2026-03-17—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.20—
Output $ / M tokens$1.25—
Results tracked4010

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 43.6 (#84), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Coding14051016
SciCode46.9%—
WeirdML49.2%—
ALE-Bench1,005—

Reasoning GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 23.7 (#173), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts1381993
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 Index145.81—
ForecastBench57.3—

Math GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 40.9 (#88), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Math14061018
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 Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.9 (#103), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
GPQA Diamond78.5%—
SimpleQA Verified11.7%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate3.1%—
LMArena Expert1396—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 36.7 (#78), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Vision1196—

Multilingual GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 48.6 (#140), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Non-English1359977
LMArena Chinese13921014
LMArena Russian1363947
LMArena French1396—
LMArena German1367—
LMArena Japanese1343—
LMArena Korean1320—
LMArena Spanish1371—

Instruction Following GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 71.9 (#144), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following1362978

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#137), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1366—

Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 nano leads

GPT-5.4 nano: 55.7 (#142), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Text13721032
LMArena Creative Writing1314990
LMArena Multi-Turn13821007

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.4 nano better than Olmo 7b Instruct?

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.4 nano or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.4 nano scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 nano and Olmo 7b Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 nano has 40 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.

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