Model comparison
GPT-5.4 Pro vs Granite 4.0 Micro
GPT-5.4 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 58.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 1656× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.4 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 Pro scores higher in 3 categories and Granite 4.0 Micro in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.4 Pro leads 72.4 to 12.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 94.6% for GPT-5.4 Pro and 28.3% for Granite 4.0 Micro.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.4 Pro.
- GPT-5.4 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 58.9 | 29.0 |
| Released | 2026-03-05 | 2025-10-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $30 | $0.017 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $180 | $0.11 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GPT-5.4 Pro: 43.2 (#90), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 57.4% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 Pro leads
GPT-5.4 Pro: 70.7 (#13), Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 58.6% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.3% | — |
| SimpleBench | 74.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 23.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 158.93 | — |
Math GPT-5.4 Pro leads
GPT-5.4 Pro: 72.4 (#22), Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 82.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 58.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.8% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 20.9% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 50% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 37.5% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 Pro leads
GPT-5.4 Pro: 68.3 (#7), Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.6% | 28.3% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 44.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 46.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 39.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.3% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.7% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.4 Pro: —, Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 84.9% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.4 Pro: —, Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 Pro | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| WildBench | — | 67% |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.4 Pro better than Granite 4.0 Micro?
GPT-5.4 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 58.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 1656× 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 Pro or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; GPT-5.4 Pro lists at $30 and $180.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 Pro and Granite 4.0 Micro share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 Pro has 16 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 Micro has 8.