# GPT-5.4 nano vs Laguna M.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 nano and Laguna M.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-laguna-m-1
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.4 nano if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Laguna M.1 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.4 nano leads overall 59.57 to 3.93.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 47.4 for GPT-5.4 nano and 18.6 for Laguna M.1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond (Vals) in Knowledge, with scores of 77.5% and 27.0%.
- Laguna M.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.4 nano also has the larger context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Poolside |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 59.57 | 3.93 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 18 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.25 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #133/152)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 23.9 (Estimated · #147/152)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 46.3% | 45.8% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| 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% | 34.1% | GPT-5.4 nano |

### Coding

- Winner: GPT-5.4 nano
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 37.1 (Supported · #126/151)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 29.7 (Supported · #140/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 26.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.0% | 68.1% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.8% | 57.6% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 74.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 63.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 49.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 45.8% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 23.8 (#45/48)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 | 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)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 47.4 (Supported · #97/183)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 18.6 (Estimated · #182/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 37.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 24.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 77.5% | 27.0% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 77.2% | 68.8% | GPT-5.4 nano |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 93.2 (#9/123)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 43.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 25.860% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 6.250% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.4 nano or Laguna M.1?

GPT-5.4 nano is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.4 nano and Laguna M.1?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 47.4 for GPT-5.4 nano and 18.6 for Laguna M.1.

### 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 Laguna M.1 cover on BenchLM?

Laguna M.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [Laguna M.1 vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-laguna-m-1)
- [GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [Laguna M.1 vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-laguna-m-1)

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