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GPT-5.4 Pro vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

60.89/100
Margin
2.9pts
← winning
1 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 Pro #44 (Estimated); Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) #66 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 Pro and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to GPT-5.4 Pro; 0 to Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning).

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
2
GPT-5.4 Pro only
10
Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) only
0
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 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 Pro has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 60.89 versus 58.01. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

GPT-5.4 Pro's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 46.9 against 6.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 50.000% to 8.481%.

GPT-5.4 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $30.00 input / $180.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning). That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 Pro gives you the larger context window at 1.05M, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning).

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 Pro and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)
CategoryGPT-5.4 ProΔQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)
MathGPT-5.4 Pro46.9Margin 40.5Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)6.4
AgenticGPT-5.4 Pro89.3MarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not measured
ReasoningGPT-5.4 Pro83.3MarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not measured
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 Pro58.7MarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not measured
MultimodalGPT-5.4 Pro94.0MarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GPT-5.4 ProB · Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 50.000%B 8.481%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 ProΔ 41.5
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-5.4 Pro scored 50.000%; Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) scored 8.481%. GPT-5.4 Pro wins this benchmark.
  2. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 37.500%B 0.000%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 ProΔ 37.5
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): GPT-5.4 Pro scored 37.500%; Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) scored 0.000%. GPT-5.4 Pro wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 Pro$30 input / $180 outputQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)$0 input / $0 outputQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 Pro74 tok/sQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 Pro151.79 sQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 Pro1.05MQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)128KGPT-5.4 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
BrowseCompSource 89.3%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
ARC-AGI-2Source 83.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 30.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
HLESource 58.7%Not comparable
FrontierScienceSource 36.7%Not comparable
FrontierScience ResearchSource 36.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 42.7%Not comparable
MathGPT-5.4 Pro wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
IPhO 2025 (Theory)Source 93.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 50%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 50.000%8.481%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 37.500%0.000%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProQwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)Result
MMMU-ProSource 94%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 Pro or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.4 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 60.89 to 58.01. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 50.000% and 8.481%.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.4 Pro or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 46.9 versus 6.4. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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