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Model comparison

GPT-5.4 mini vs Qwen3.6-27B

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

56.77/100
Margin
3.0pts
← winning
53.82/100
1 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 mini #75 (Estimated); Qwen3.6-27B #93 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 mini and Qwen3.6-27B share 20 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to GPT-5.4 mini; 34 to Qwen3.6-27B.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
20
GPT-5.4 mini only
10
Qwen3.6-27B only
34
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.6-27B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 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 mini has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 56.77 versus 53.82. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

GPT-5.4 mini's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 65.7 against 59.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 41.5% to 24%. Qwen3.6-27B does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GPT-5.4 mini is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.75 input / $4.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3.6-27B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 mini gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-27B.

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 Qwen3.6-27B
CategoryGPT-5.4 miniΔQwen3.6-27B
MathGPT-5.4 mini21.7Margin 67.5Qwen3.6-27B89.2
AgenticGPT-5.4 mini65.7Margin 6.4Qwen3.6-27B59.3
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 mini47.8Margin 5.5Qwen3.6-27B53.3
MultimodalGPT-5.4 mini76.6Margin 0.1Qwen3.6-27B76.7
CodingGPT-5.4 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.6-27B77.5

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GPT-5.4 miniB · Qwen3.6-27B
  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 41.5%B 24%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 miniΔ 17.5
    HLE: GPT-5.4 mini scored 41.5%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 24%. GPT-5.4 mini wins this benchmark.
  2. MMMU-Pro

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 76.6%B 75.8%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 miniΔ 0.8
    MMMU-Pro: GPT-5.4 mini scored 76.6%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 75.8%. GPT-5.4 mini wins this benchmark.
  3. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 60%B 59.3%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 miniΔ 0.7
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: GPT-5.4 mini scored 60%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 59.3%. GPT-5.4 mini wins this benchmark.
  4. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 88%B 87.8%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 miniΔ 0.2
    GPQA: GPT-5.4 mini scored 88%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 87.8%. 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 miniQwen3.6-27BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 mini$0.75 input / $4.5 outputQwen3.6-27B$0 input / $0 outputQwen3.6-27B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 mini201 tok/sQwen3.6-27BNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 mini3.85 sQwen3.6-27BNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 mini400KQwen3.6-27B262KGPT-5.4 mini lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGPT-5.4 mini wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 60%59.3%GPT-5.4 mini leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 72.1%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 57.7%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 42.9%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 83.3%94.2%Qwen3.6-27B leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.2%27.0%GPT-5.4 mini leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 28.2%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 33.6%32.0%GPT-5.4 mini leads
GDPval-AASource 11711140GPT-5.4 mini leads
Claw-EvalSource 72.4%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 53.4%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource 1487Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource 70.3%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 54.84%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 47.97%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 56.1%53.7%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-SciCodeSource 49.9%39.8%GPT-5.4 mini leads
FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource 27.0%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.2%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 71.3%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 53.5%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource 83.9%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 36.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
AA-LCRSource 69.3%68.7%GPT-5.4 mini leads
CritPtSource 10.0%1.1%GPT-5.4 mini leads
KnowledgeQwen3.6-27B wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
GPQASource 88%87.8%GPT-5.4 mini leads
HLESource 41.5%24%GPT-5.4 mini leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 28.2%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 40.0%37.0%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.5%84.2%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-HLESource 26.6%21.6%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -18.7%-19.8%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.5%19.2%GPT-5.4 mini leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 89.8%48.3%Qwen3.6-27B leads
MMLU-ProSource 86.2%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 93.5%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66%Not comparable
C-EvalSource 91.4%Not comparable
MathQwen3.6-27B wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 28.280%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.080%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 93.8%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 90.7%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 84.3%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 80.8%Not comparable
AIME26Source 94.1%Not comparable
MultimodalQwen3.6-27B wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
MMMU-ProSource 76.6%75.8%GPT-5.4 mini leads
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 78%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 73.3%74.6%Qwen3.6-27B leads
MMMUSource 82.9%Not comparable
RealWorldQASource 84.1%Not comparable
DynaMathSource 85.6%Not comparable
MStarSource 81.4%Not comparable
SimpleVQASource 56.1%Not comparable
CharXivSource 78.4%Not comparable
CC-OCRSource 81.2%Not comparable
CountBenchSource 97.8%Not comparable
RefCOCO (avg)Source 92.5%Not comparable
ERQASource 62.5%Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source 87.7%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 84.4%Not comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)Source 86.6%Not comparable
V*Source 94.7%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniQwen3.6-27BResult
AA-IFBenchSource 73.3%67.6%GPT-5.4 mini leads
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.6-27B?

GPT-5.4 mini is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 56.77 to 53.82. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 41.5% and 24%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 53.3 versus 47.8. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 89.2 versus 21.7. GPT-5.4 mini stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.6-27B?

GPT-5.4 mini has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.7 versus 59.3. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.7 versus 76.6. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-5.4 mini
API / mo$3,938
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Qwen3.6-27B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$429
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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