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GPT-5.4 nano vs MiniMax M2.7

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

66.79/100
Margin
2.7pts
← winning
64.11/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 nano #25 (Supported); MiniMax M2.7 #36 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 nano and MiniMax M2.7 share 19 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to GPT-5.4 nano; 16 to MiniMax M2.7.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
19
GPT-5.4 nano only
10
MiniMax M2.7 only
16
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 nano if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M2.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 5 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 nano has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 66.79 versus 64.11. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

GPT-5.4 nano is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.20 input / $1.25 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M2.7. GPT-5.4 nano is the reasoning model in the pair, while MiniMax M2.7 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.4 nano gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 200K for MiniMax M2.7.

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 nano and MiniMax M2.7
CategoryGPT-5.4 nanoΔMiniMax M2.7
AgenticGPT-5.4 nano42.9Margin 14.1MiniMax M2.757.0
CodingGPT-5.4 nanoNot measuredMarginNo overlapMiniMax M2.753.3
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 nano43.8MarginNo overlapMiniMax M2.7Not measured
MathGPT-5.4 nano21.0MarginNo overlapMiniMax M2.7Not measured
MultimodalGPT-5.4 nano66.1MarginNo overlapMiniMax M2.7Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GPT-5.4 nanoB · MiniMax M2.7
  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 46.3%B 57%
    Winner: MiniMax M2.7Δ 10.7
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: GPT-5.4 nano scored 46.3%; MiniMax M2.7 scored 57%. MiniMax M2.7 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 nano$0.2 input / $1.25 outputMiniMax M2.7$0.3 input / $1.2 outputGPT-5.4 nano has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 nano191 tok/sMiniMax M2.745 tok/sGPT-5.4 nano has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 nano3.64 sMiniMax M2.72.53 sMiniMax M2.7 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 nano400KMiniMax M2.7200KGPT-5.4 nano lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticMiniMax M2.7 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 46.3%57%MiniMax M2.7 leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 39%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 56.1%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 35.5%46.3%MiniMax M2.7 leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 76%84.8%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 27.5%25.6%GPT-5.4 nano leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 24.9%10.6%GPT-5.4 nano leads
GDPval-AASource 30.0%32.9%MiniMax M2.7 leads
GDPval-AASource 11001158MiniMax M2.7 leads
MLE-Bench LiteSource 66.6%Not comparable
MM-ClawBenchSource 62.7%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 48.7%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 40.40%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 26.10%27.04%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA Coding IndexSource 56.1%52.6%GPT-5.4 nano leads
AA-SciCodeSource 46.9%47.0%MiniMax M2.7 leads
SWE-bench Verified*Source 75.4%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 56.2%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 51.9%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.5%Not comparable
Multi-SWE BenchSource 52.7%Not comparable
VIBE-ProSource 55.6%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 39.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 71.4%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
AA-LCRSource 66.0%68.7%MiniMax M2.7 leads
CritPtSource 9.3%0.6%GPT-5.4 nano leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
GPQASource 82.8%Not comparable
HLESource 37.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 24.3%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 38.2%38.1%GPT-5.4 nano leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.7%87.4%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA-HLESource 26.5%28.1%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -29.5%0.7%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 25.4%26.1%MiniMax M2.7 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 73.6%34.4%MiniMax M2.7 leads
GPQA-DSource 87.0%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 80.8%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 25.860%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 6.250%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 80.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
MMMU-ProSource 66.1%Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 69.5%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 65.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1275Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 nanoMiniMax M2.7Result
AA-IFBenchSource 75.9%75.7%GPT-5.4 nano leads
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 nano or MiniMax M2.7?

GPT-5.4 nano is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 66.79 to 64.11. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 46.3% and 57%.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.4 nano or MiniMax M2.7?

MiniMax M2.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 57 versus 42.9. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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