Data points: 118
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5 and GPT-5.4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 23.3 to 76.7.
Evidence depth
118 data points
Includes 24 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.4
The charts below split 32 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and GPT-5.4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 23.3 pts | 76.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed, Free providers | First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 1.1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-5 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-09-30 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5 | openai/gpt-5.4 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and GPT-5.4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Math) and operational dimensions (Average speed, Free providers).
GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
Avg. score
GPT-5.4
57.4
GPT-5.4 leads by 10.8
GPT-5.4 leads by 13.9
GPT-5.4 leads by 4.8
GPT-5.4 leads by 10.0
GPT-5 leads by 4.0
No data
GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 leads by 1.2
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-5
winner$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
$2.50/M
Rank #131/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
$5.63/M
Rank #135/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
$15.00/M
Rank #136/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner75.6
Rank #2/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
74.0
Rank #6/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
5.7
Rank #30/73 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner23.4
Rank #7/73 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
winner10.6%
Rank #91/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
winner74.8%
Rank #96/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
20.1
Rank #22/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner67.4
Rank #3/33 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
42.9
Rank #46/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner56.6
Rank #4/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
37.8
Rank #41/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner71.0
Rank #11/59 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5.4
winner47.1%
Rank #24/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5
26.5
Rank #39/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner41.6
Rank #8/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
40.7
Rank #20/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner50.0
Rank #9/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
34.7
Rank #48/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner51.4
Rank #10/99 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
85.4
Rank #45/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner92.0
Rank #11/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
82.1
Rank #31/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner88.6
Rank #18/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
74.2
Rank #32/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner78.4
Rank #16/57 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
1214.0
Rank #40/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner1250.0
Rank #31/66 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner73.9
Rank #24/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
8.5
Rank #20/20 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner38.9
Rank #4/20 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
25.7
Rank #28/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner41.1
Rank #12/55 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
28.9
Rank #31/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner44.6
Rank #12/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
1079.0
Rank #31/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner1392.0
Rank #12/55 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
GPT-5
84.8
Rank #44/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-5.4
winner87.1
Rank #37/84 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-03-05
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: GPT-5.4 | GPT-5 gpt-5 No audit yet | GPT-5.4 gpt-5.4 Audit score 93 1008486100 |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-5 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
100 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3556ms input / output No data |
50 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 50 tok/s / 7305ms input / output No data |
39 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 12778ms input / output No data |
25 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 15844ms input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 49 tok/s / 5435ms input / output No data |
20 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 51 tok/s / 4032ms input / output No data |
GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-5.4 gpt-5.4 speed / latency No data input / output $0.240/M | |
GPT-5 gpt-5-all speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5.4 gpt-5.4 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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