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GPT-5.4 mini vs Qwen3.7 Flash

Updated October 25, 2026. Rank says GPT-5.4 mini is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

GPT-5.4 mini has the higher public point estimate, 53.45 versus 47.04. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
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OpenAI

53.45/100

Supported · Public rank #79

90% interval 42.7–64.2

Model B
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Alibaba

47.04/100

Estimated · Public rank #110

Conditional range 32.7–61.4

Shared results
1
GPT-5.4 mini only
21
Qwen3.7 Flash only
0
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8
Supported: GPT-5.4 mini · Estimated: Qwen3.7 Flash. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Qwen3.7 Flash

    Qwen3.7 Flash has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Qwen3.7 Flash

    Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Qwen3.7 Flash

    Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Qwen3.7 Flash has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback
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  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Qwen3.7 Flash

    Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Qwen3.7 Flash is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

    Confidence: limited
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    Qwen3.7 Flash is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.

    Confidence: limited

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

35.2GPT-5.4 mini—Qwen3.7 Flash

Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8

The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Math

    Normalized gap 31.9
    GPT-5.4 mini:51.228%
    Qwen3.7 Flash:19.298%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Agentic

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
35.9
Supported · #81/132
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
35.2
Supported · #79/153
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
43.7
Unranked · 4 rankable rows
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
74.2
#27/56
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
50.8
Supported · #78/187
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
Not ranked
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
89.9
#29/153
Qwen3.7 Flash
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
GPT-5.4 mini
55.9
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Qwen3.7 Flash
37.2
Unranked · 1 rankable row
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

GPT-5.4 mini
$0.003
Fits in one request
Qwen3.7 Flash
$0.0001
Fits in one request

Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

GPT-5.4 mini
$0.051
Fits in one request
Qwen3.7 Flash
$0.00189
Fits in one request

Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

GPT-5.4 mini
$0.075
Fits in one request
Qwen3.7 Flash
$0.0079
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate

Qwen3.7 Flash has the lower modeled cost

Qwen3.7 Flash has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

GPT-5.4 mini

$0.075 per 1M cached input tokens

OpenAI pricing

Qwen3.7 Flash

Not published

Provider availability

GPT-5.4 mini

Generally Available · OpenAI Responses API

OpenAI model catalog

Qwen3.7 Flash

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

GPT-5.4 mini

Reasoning

Qwen3.7 Flash

Reasoning

Weight access

GPT-5.4 mini

Proprietary

Qwen3.7 Flash

Proprietary

License

GPT-5.4 mini

Proprietary

Qwen3.7 Flash

Proprietary

Release date

GPT-5.4 mini

2026-03-17

Qwen3.7 Flash

2026-07-27

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GPT-5.4 mini has the higher public point estimate, 53.45 versus 47.04. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.051 vs $0.00189. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.075 vs $0.0079.
Context tradeoff
Qwen3.7 Flash has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.7 Flash?

GPT-5.4 mini has the higher public point estimate, 53.45 versus 47.04. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.

Which costs less, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.7 Flash?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.003 on GPT-5.4 mini and $0.0001 on Qwen3.7 Flash; repository review costs $0.051 and $0.00189; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.075 and $0.0079. Qwen3.7 Flash has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 400K.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence22 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GPT-5.4 mini60%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    GPT-5.4 mini72.1%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    GPT-5.4 mini57.7%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon

    GPT-5.4 mini42.9%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • τ²-bench results

    GPT-5.4 mini93.4%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    GPT-5.4 mini54.7%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GPT-5.4 mini60.0%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    GPT-5.4 mini47.97%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierCode 1.1 Main

    GPT-5.4 mini27.0%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • LiveCodeBench (Vals)

    GPT-5.4 mini81.5%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench (Vals)

    GPT-5.4 mini73.0%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • ARC-AGI-1

    GPT-5.4 mini63.70%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-2

    GPT-5.4 mini18.9%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • MMMU-Pro

    GPT-5.4 mini76.6%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMMU-Pro w/ Python

    GPT-5.4 mini78%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    GPT-5.4 mini88%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    GPT-5.4 mini41.5%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/o tools

    GPT-5.4 mini28.2%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA Diamond (Vals)

    GPT-5.4 mini83.1%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMLU-Pro (Vals)

    GPT-5.4 mini84.6%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Shared source
    GPT-5.4 mini51.228%
    Qwen3.7 Flash19.298%

    GPT-5.4 mini leads this result

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    GPT-5.4 mini9.756%
    Source
    Qwen3.7 Flash—

    Not directly comparable

22 public results · 1 shared

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Last updated October 25, 2026