# GPT-5.4 mini vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 mini and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5.4 mini only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads overall 54.95 to 54.85.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 36.9 for GPT-5.4 mini and 47.1 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 60% and 65.4%.
- GPT-5.4 mini also has the larger context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 54.85 | 54.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $4.50 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 34 (Supported · #71/117)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 60% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 57.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 42.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 36.9 (Supported · #72/143)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 47.1 (Supported · #47/143)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 47.97% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 81.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 73.0% | 72.8% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 47% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 65.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 40 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.70% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 58.3 (#33/50)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 48.2 (Supported · #67/169)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 88% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 41.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 28.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 84.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 88.5 (#24/124)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 44.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 28.280% | 23.103% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.080% | 4.167% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.4 mini or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.4 mini and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 36.9 for GPT-5.4 mini and 47.1 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.4 mini cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.4 mini currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-pro)
- [Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) vs GPT-5.4 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-4-pro-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview)
- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-4-mini)
- [Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview)

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