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GPT-5.4 Pro vs Sakana Fugu

Data verified

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

60.89/100
No comparison
Sakana AI
N/A
2 category wins2 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 Pro #44 (Estimated); Sakana Fugu unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 Pro and Sakana Fugu share 1 comparable benchmark result. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to GPT-5.4 Pro; 10 to Sakana Fugu.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
1
GPT-5.4 Pro only
11
Sakana Fugu only
10
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. GPT-5.4 Pro makes more sense if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 1.05M context window; Sakana Fugu is the better fit if knowledge is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 4 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 and Sakana Fugu finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

GPT-5.4 Pro gives you the larger context window at 1.05M, compared with 1M for Sakana Fugu.

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 Sakana Fugu
CategoryGPT-5.4 ProΔSakana Fugu
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 Pro58.7Margin 36.8Sakana Fugu95.5
AgenticGPT-5.4 Pro89.3Margin 9.1Sakana Fugu80.2
MultimodalGPT-5.4 Pro94.0Margin 8.9Sakana Fugu85.1
ReasoningGPT-5.4 Pro83.3Margin 3.3Sakana Fugu86.6
CodingGPT-5.4 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapSakana Fugu59.7
MathGPT-5.4 Pro46.9MarginNo overlapSakana FuguNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 Pro$30 input / $180 outputSakana FuguNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 Pro74 tok/sSakana FuguNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 Pro151.79 sSakana FuguNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 Pro1.05MSakana Fugu1MGPT-5.4 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGPT-5.4 Pro wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
BrowseCompSource 89.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80.2%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
SWE-bench ProSource 59%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 92.9%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench ProSource 87.8%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 60.1%Not comparable
ReasoningSakana Fugu wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
ARC-AGI-2Source 83.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 30.0%Not comparable
MRCRv2Source 86.6%Not comparable
KnowledgeSakana Fugu wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
HLESource 58.7%Not comparable
FrontierScienceSource 36.7%Not comparable
FrontierScience ResearchSource 36.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 42.7%47.2%Sakana Fugu leads
GPQASource 95.5%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 95.5%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
IPhO 2025 (Theory)Source 93.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 50%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 50.000%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 37.500%Not comparable
MultimodalGPT-5.4 Pro wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 ProSakana FuguResult
MMMU-ProSource 94%Not comparable
CharXivSource 85.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 Pro or Sakana Fugu?

GPT-5.4 Pro and Sakana Fugu are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.4 Pro or Sakana Fugu?

Sakana Fugu has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 95.5 versus 58.7. Inside this category, HLE w/o tools is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.4 Pro or Sakana Fugu?

Sakana Fugu has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 86.6 versus 83.3. GPT-5.4 Pro stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.4 Pro or Sakana Fugu?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 89.3 versus 80.2. Sakana Fugu stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.4 Pro or Sakana Fugu?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 94 versus 85.1. Sakana Fugu stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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