GPT-5.4 mini vs Sarvam 30B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

GPT-5.4 mini· Sarvam 30B

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.4 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Sarvam 30B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

GPT-5.4 mini is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 66 to 48. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.4 mini's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 65.6 against 35.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MATH-500, 97.4% to 97%. Sarvam 30B does hit back in knowledge, 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 Sarvam 30B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 mini gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 64K for Sarvam 30B.

Operational tradeoffs

ProviderOpenAISarvam
Price$0.75 / $4.50Free*
Speed201 t/sN/A
TTFT3.85sN/A
Context400K64K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkGPT-5.4 miniSarvam 30B
AgenticGPT-5.4 mini wins
Terminal-Bench 2.060%
OSWorld-Verified72.1%
MCP Atlas57.7%
Toolathlon42.9%
Tau2-Telecom93.4%
BrowseComp35.5%
CodingGPT-5.4 mini wins
SWE-bench Pro54.4%
HumanEval92.1%
LiveCodeBench v670.0%
SWE-bench Verified34%
Multimodal & Grounded
Coming soon
Reasoning
MRCRv240.7%
MRCR v2 64K-128K47.7%
MRCR v2 128K-256K33.6%
Graphwalks Parents 128K71.5%
gpqaDiamond66.5%
KnowledgeSarvam 30B wins
GPQA88%
HLE41.5%
HLE w/o tools28.2%
MMLU85.1%
MMLU-Pro80%
Instruction Following
IFEval87.4%
Multilingual
Coming soon
MathematicsGPT-5.4 mini wins
MATH-50097.4%97%
AIME 202580%
HMMT Feb 202573.3%
HMMT Nov 202574.2%
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 mini or Sarvam 30B?

GPT-5.4 mini is ahead overall, 66 to 48. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MATH-500, where the scores are 97.4% and 97%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Sarvam 30B?

Sarvam 30B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 80 versus 57.4. GPT-5.4 mini stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.4 mini or Sarvam 30B?

GPT-5.4 mini has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 54.4 versus 34. Sarvam 30B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.4 mini or Sarvam 30B?

GPT-5.4 mini has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.4 versus 86.5. Inside this category, MATH-500 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.4 mini or Sarvam 30B?

GPT-5.4 mini has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.6 versus 35.5. Sarvam 30B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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