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Model comparison

GPT-5.4 mini vs o3-mini

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 6 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

56.77/100
Margin
9.4pts
← winning
OpenAI
47.41/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 mini #75 (Estimated); o3-mini #136 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 mini and o3-mini share 6 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 24 results are unique to GPT-5.4 mini; 4 to o3-mini.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
6
GPT-5.4 mini only
24
o3-mini only
4
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o3-mini only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 6 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GPT-5.4 mini is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 56.77 to 47.41. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.4 mini is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.75 input / $4.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.10 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens for o3-mini. GPT-5.4 mini gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 200K for o3-mini.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.4 mini and o3-mini
CategoryGPT-5.4 miniΔo3-mini
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 mini47.8Margin 29.4o3-mini77.2
AgenticGPT-5.4 mini65.7MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
CodingGPT-5.4 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini49.3
MathGPT-5.4 mini21.7MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
MultimodalGPT-5.4 mini76.6MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.4 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini93.9

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-5.4 miniB · o3-mini
  1. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 88%B 77.2%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 miniΔ 10.8
    GPQA: GPT-5.4 mini scored 88%; o3-mini scored 77.2%. GPT-5.4 mini wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.4 minio3-miniComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 mini$0.75 input / $4.5 outputo3-mini$1.1 input / $4.4 outputGPT-5.4 mini has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 mini201 tok/so3-mini160 tok/sGPT-5.4 mini has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 mini3.85 so3-mini7.12 sGPT-5.4 mini reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 mini400Ko3-mini200KGPT-5.4 mini lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 60%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 72.1%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 57.7%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 42.9%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 83.3%28.7%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 28.2%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 33.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1171Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 47.97%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 56.1%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 49.9%39.9%GPT-5.4 mini leads
FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource 27.0%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 49.3%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
AA-LCRSource 69.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 10.0%Not comparable
Knowledgeo3-mini wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
GPQASource 88%77.2%GPT-5.4 mini leads
HLESource 41.5%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 28.2%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 40.0%19.0%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.5%74.8%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-HLESource 26.6%8.7%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -18.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 89.8%Not comparable
MMLUSource 86.9%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 28.280%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.080%Not comparable
AIME 2024Source 87.3%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
MMMU-ProSource 76.6%Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 78%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 minio3-miniResult
AA-IFBenchSource 73.3%Not comparable
IFEvalSource 93.9%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 mini or o3-mini?

GPT-5.4 mini is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 56.77 to 47.41. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 88% and 77.2%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or o3-mini?

o3-mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.2 versus 47.8. Inside this category, Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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