# GPT-5.4 nano vs o4-mini (high)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 nano and o4-mini (high) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-nano-vs-o4-mini-high
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.4 nano and o4-mini (high) share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- o4-mini (high) has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.4 nano has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 200K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 59.57 | 47.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 18 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.25 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #133/152)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) | 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 37.1 (Supported · #126/151)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) | 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: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 23.8 (#45/48)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 66.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 47.4 (Supported · #97/183)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 93.2 (#9/123)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 43.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: 43.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 nano | o4-mini (high) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 25.860% | 24.828% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 6.250% | 6.250% | Tie |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.4 nano and o4-mini (high)?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [o4-mini (high) vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-o4-mini-high)
- [GPT-5.4 nano vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-nano)
- [o4-mini (high) vs GPT-5.4 mini](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-o4-mini-high)

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- [GPT-5.4 nano profile](/models/gpt-5-4-nano)
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