# GPT-5.4 nano vs Qwen Plus

> GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.4 nano scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.4 nano leads 40.9 to 23.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 87.8% for GPT-5.4 nano and 17.8% for Qwen Plus.
- GPT-5.4 nano is cheaper at $0.20 / $1.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.

## Snapshot

| | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 125 | 210 |
| Context | 400K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.20 | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | $1.25 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GPT-5.4 nano: 43.6 (#84)
- Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1405 | 1328 |
| SciCode | 46.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 49.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,005 | — |

## Reasoning

- GPT-5.4 nano: 23.7 (#173)
- Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 39.7% | 63.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1381 | 1317 |
| DTBench | 80.3% | 81.1% |
| LMCA | 36.9% | 24% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 5.7% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 51.5% | — |
| CritPt | 9.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 30% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.81 | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.3 | — |

## Math

- GPT-5.4 nano: 40.9 (#88)
- Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 87.8% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1406 | 1326 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 25.9% | 1.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 44.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 6.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- GPT-5.4 nano: 41.9 (#103)
- Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 78.5% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1396 | 1328 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 11.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 3.1% | — |

## Multimodal

- GPT-5.4 nano: 36.7 (#78)
- Qwen Plus: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1196 | — |

## Multilingual

- GPT-5.4 nano: 48.6 (#140)
- Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1392 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1343 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1363 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | — |
| LMArena German | 1367 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1371 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GPT-5.4 nano: 71.9 (#144)
- Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1362 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#137)
- Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1366 | 1324 |

## Writing & Preference

- GPT-5.4 nano: 55.7 (#142)
- Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1372 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1314 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1382 | 1336 |

## FAQ

### Is GPT-5.4 nano better than Qwen Plus?

GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 nano or Qwen Plus?

GPT-5.4 nano is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.

### Is GPT-5.4 nano or Qwen Plus better for coding?

GPT-5.4 nano scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 400K.

### How many benchmarks do GPT-5.4 nano and Qwen Plus share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.4 nano has 40 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.