# GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.5 Pro

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 nano and GPT-5.5 Pro across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-gpt-5-5-pro
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.5 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5.4 nano only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.5 Pro leads overall 61.32 to 59.57.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 43.9 for GPT-5.4 nano and 70.2 for GPT-5.5 Pro.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) in Mathematics, with scores of 6.250% and 39.600%.
- GPT-5.4 nano is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.5 Pro also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 59.57 | 61.32 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 18 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.25 | $30.00 / $180.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #133/152)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 58.4 (Estimated · #29/152)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 46.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 39% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 35.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 41.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 37.1 (Supported · #126/151)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 26.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 23.8 (#45/48)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 66.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 47.4 (Supported · #97/183)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 58.9 (Estimated · #39/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 37.7% | 57.2% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| HLE w/o tools | 24.3% | 43.1% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 93.2 (#9/123)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 43.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 70.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 25.860% | 51.000% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 6.250% | 39.600% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| FrontierMath (legacy) | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.4 nano or GPT-5.5 Pro?

GPT-5.5 Pro is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.4 nano and GPT-5.5 Pro?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 43.9 for GPT-5.4 nano and 70.2 for GPT-5.5 Pro.

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

GPT-5.4 nano currently has 18 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.5 Pro cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.5 Pro currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)
- [GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)

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