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GPT-5.4 Pro vs Qwen3.6-27B

Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

GPT-5.4 Pro

92

VS

Qwen3.6-27B

72

2 categoriesvs1 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: GPT-5.4 Pro unranked · Qwen3.6-27B #10

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

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

GPT-5.4 Pro
89.3vs59.3

+30.0 difference

Knowledge

Qwen3.6-27B
49vs62.2

+13.2 difference

Multimodal

GPT-5.4 Pro
94vs75.8

+18.2 difference

Operational Comparison

GPT-5.4 Pro

Qwen3.6-27B

Price (per 1M tokens)

$30 / $180

$0 / $0

Speed

74 t/s

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

151.79s

N/A

Context Window

1.05M

262K

Quick Verdict

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

GPT-5.4 Pro is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 92 to 72. 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 agentic, where it averages 89.3 against 59.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 58.7% to 24%. Qwen3.6-27B 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 $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Qwen3.6-27B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.4 Pro gives you the larger context window at 1.05M, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-27B.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (4)

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

GPT-5.4 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 92 to 72. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 58.7% and 24%.

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

Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 62.2 versus 49. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 89.3 versus 59.3. Qwen3.6-27B 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 Qwen3.6-27B?

GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 94 versus 75.8. Inside this category, 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 Pro
API / mo$157,500
Self-host / moN/A
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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Last updated: April 22, 2026

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