# GPT-5.4 nano vs Olmo 7b Instruct

> GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-olmo-7b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## 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 55.9 to 26.0.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 111 | 293 |
| Context | 400K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.20 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.25 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- GPT-5.4 nano: 43.1 (#82)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1404 | 1016 |
| SciCode | 46.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 49.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,005 | — |

## Reasoning

- GPT-5.4 nano: 23.8 (#159)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1380 | 993 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 5.7% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 39.7% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 51.5% | — |
| CritPt | 9.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 30% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 9% | — |
| DTBench | 80.3% | — |
| LMCA | 36.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.78 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.3 | — |

## Math

- GPT-5.4 nano: 40.7 (#76)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1406 | 1018 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 44.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 87.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 25.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 6.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- GPT-5.4 nano: 41.8 (#94)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 78.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 11.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 3.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | — |

## Multimodal

- GPT-5.4 nano: 36.0 (#73)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1196 | — |

## Multilingual

- GPT-5.4 nano: 48.8 (#136)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1391 | 1013 |
| LMArena Russian | 1363 | 946 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | — |
| LMArena German | 1368 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1321 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1368 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GPT-5.4 nano: 72.1 (#139)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1362 | 978 |

## Long Context

- GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#131)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1365 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GPT-5.4 nano: 55.9 (#137)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1372 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1313 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1382 | 1007 |

## FAQ

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

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 29.7 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: 43.1 versus 29.1 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.