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Model comparison

GPT-5.4 Pro vs o1

Data verified

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

60.89/100
Margin
12.8pts
← winning
OpenAI
48.1/100
1 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 Pro #44 (Estimated); o1 #129 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.4 Pro and o1 share 2 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to GPT-5.4 Pro; 14 to o1.

Updated July 22, 2026
Shared results
2
GPT-5.4 Pro only
10
o1 only
14
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Pick GPT-5.4 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o1 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 2 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 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 60.89 to 48.1. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.4 Pro's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 46.9 against 9.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), 50.000% to 9.310%. o1 does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GPT-5.4 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $30.00 input / $180.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens for o1. That is roughly 3.0x on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 Pro gives you the larger context window at 1.05M, compared with 200K for o1.

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 o1
CategoryGPT-5.4 ProΔo1
MathGPT-5.4 Pro46.9Margin 37.6o19.3
KnowledgeGPT-5.4 Pro58.7Margin 17.0o175.7
AgenticGPT-5.4 Pro89.3MarginNo overlapo1Not measured
ReasoningGPT-5.4 Pro83.3MarginNo overlapo1Not measured
MultimodalGPT-5.4 Pro94.0MarginNo overlapo1Not measured
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.4 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapo192.2

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GPT-5.4 ProB · o1
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 50.000%B 9.310%
    Winner: GPT-5.4 ProΔ 40.7
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-5.4 Pro scored 50.000%; o1 scored 9.310%. 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 Proo1Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.4 Pro$30 input / $180 outputo1$15 input / $60 outputo1 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.4 Pro74 tok/so198 tok/so1 has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.4 Pro151.79 so132.29 so1 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.4 Pro1.05Mo1200KGPT-5.4 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
BrowseCompSource 89.3%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 62.6%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
AA Coding IndexSource 39.7%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 35.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
ARC-AGI-2Source 83.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 30.0%0.3%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
AA-LCRSource 59.3%Not comparable
Knowledgeo1 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
HLESource 58.7%Not comparable
FrontierScienceSource 36.7%Not comparable
FrontierScience ResearchSource 36.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 42.7%Not comparable
MMLUSource 91.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 75.7%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 23.4%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 74.7%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 7.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 34.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 69.3%Not comparable
MathGPT-5.4 Pro wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
IPhO 2025 (Theory)Source 93.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 50%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 50.000%9.310%GPT-5.4 Pro leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 37.500%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
MMMU-ProSource 94%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.4 Proo1Result
IFEvalSource 92.2%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 70.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, GPT-5.4 Pro or o1?

GPT-5.4 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 60.89 to 48.1. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 50.000% and 9.310%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.4 Pro or o1?

o1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.7 versus 58.7. GPT-5.4 Pro stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.4 Pro or o1?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 46.9 versus 9.3. 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 22, 2026

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