Why is this comparison indexable?

It has 3 verifiable comparison points, and both models have pricing or benchmark data.

Are missing metrics invented?

No. Metrics without LMSpeed data are omitted from this report.

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Data points: 41

Key Takeaways

The readout for GPT-5.4 and Qwen3 8B, before the detailed comparison sheet.

Decision read

GPT-5.4

GPT-5.4 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 0.

Evidence depth

41 data points

Includes 9 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 0 provider examples.

Selection signal

Start with GPT-5.4

The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.

Change comparison

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Model compare GPT-5.4 vs Qwen3 8B gpt-5-4-vs-qwen3-8b	Model A GPT-5.4	Model B Qwen3 8B
Overall leader	Leading	Contender
Verified metric wins	3 wins	0 wins
Where it leads	Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests

Model compare

GPT-5.4 vs Qwen3 8B

gpt-5-4-vs-qwen3-8b

Model A

GPT-5.4

Model B

Qwen3 8B

Overall leader

Leading

Contender

Verified metric wins

3 wins

0 wins

Where it leads

Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests

Benchmark score comparison

Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.

Category performance

Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.

Model A coverage: 6 / 8
Model B coverage: 3 / 8
Shared: 2 shared categories

GPT-5.4Qwen3 8B

Avg. score

GPT-5.4

63.6

Avg. score

Qwen3 8B

53.3

Selected category

Coding

GPT-5.4 leads by 34.7

Professional benchmark details

Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.

Group

Performanceverified

Time to first answer token

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

0.69 s

Rank #19/113 · confidence 4

+31.32 s

Qwen3 8B

32.01 s

Rank #90/113 · confidence 4

Performanceverified

Time to first token

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

0.69 s

Rank #24/113 · confidence 4

+0.72 s

Qwen3 8B

1.41 s

Rank #69/113 · confidence 4

Performanceverified

Output speed

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

106.7 tok/s

Rank #47/113 · confidence 4

+41.3 tok/s

Qwen3 8B

65.4 tok/s

Rank #73/113 · confidence 4

Pricingverified

Input price

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

$2.50/M

Rank #114/138 · confidence 4

+$2.32/M

Qwen3 8B

winner

$0.180/M

Rank #25/138 · confidence 4

Pricingverified

Blended price

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

$5.63/M

Rank #116/138 · confidence 4

+$4.96/M

Qwen3 8B

winner

$0.660/M

Rank #44/138 · confidence 4

Pricingverified

Output price

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

$15.00/M

Rank #116/138 · confidence 4

+$12.90/M

Qwen3 8B

winner

$2.10/M

Rank #57/138 · confidence 4

Reasoningverified

HLE

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

10.6%

Rank #68/150 · confidence 4

+6.4%

Qwen3 8B

4.2%

Rank #120/150 · confidence 4

Reasoningverified

GPQA

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

74.8%

Rank #75/152 · confidence 4

+15.9%

Qwen3 8B

58.9%

Rank #116/152 · confidence 4

Codingverified

SciCode

SourceGPT-5.4 (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5.4

winner

47.1%

Rank #13/149 · confidence 4

+24.5%

Qwen3 8B

22.6%

Rank #136/149 · confidence 4

API audit comparison

Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.

Provider	GPT-5.4	Qwen3 8B
No completed audits are available from shared providers yet.

Provider examples

Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.

Provider	GPT-5.4	Qwen3 8B
No shared provider examples are available yet.

When to choose each model

This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.4 and Qwen3 8B: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.

Guidance	GPT-5.4	Qwen3 8B
When to choose each model	GPT-5.4 GPT-5.4 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests.	Qwen3 8B Qwen3 8B does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing.

FAQ

TL;DR: GPT-5.4 leads across 41 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.

Why is this comparison indexable?: It has 3 verifiable comparison points, and both models have pricing or benchmark data.
Are missing metrics invented?: No. Metrics without LMSpeed data are omitted from this report.

Continue from GPT-5.4 vs Qwen3 8B into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.

Model metadata	GPT-5.4 exposes 1.1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output.	Qwen3 8B exposes 131.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, JSON mode.
Developer	OpenAI	Qwen
Context window	1.1M tokens	131.1K tokens
Max output	128K tokens	8.2K tokens
Released	Mar 2026	No data
Modalities	Input TextImageFile Output Text	Input Text Output Text
Features	Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning	Text inputText outputTool callingJSON modeReasoning
Parameters	No data	8B
Tokenizer	GPT	Qwen3
Knowledge cutoff	No data	2025-03-31
OpenRouter ID	openai/gpt-5.4	qwen/qwen3-8b
References	No data	No data

Key Takeaways

Change comparison

GPT-5.4 vs Qwen3 8B

GPT-5.4

Qwen3 8B

Benchmark score comparison

Category performance

Professional benchmark details

Time to first answer token

Time to first token

Output speed

Input price

Blended price

Output price

HLE

GPQA

SciCode

API audit comparison

Provider examples

When to choose each model

FAQ

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