Compare · 2026-10-14

GPT-4.1 vs GPT-5.4

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-5.4 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

CategoryGPT-4.1GPT-5.4
General LLM
#101 · #101 in General LLM
Margin 68.70748299319727
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#28 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 19.04761904761905
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#102 · #102 in Reasoning
Margin 70.54794520547945
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#29 · #29 in Reasoning
Margin 20.54794520547945
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#39 · #39 in Math
Margin 86.66666666666667
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025
#9 · #9 in Math
Margin 17.777777777777757
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
Science
#96 · #96 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025
#16 · #16 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
Coding
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
Coding › Web dev—
#55 · #55 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 50.467289719626166
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Long context
#95 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 64.62585034013605
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#34 · #34 in Long context
Margin 23.12925170068027
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Vision
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026
Factuality
#103 · #103 in Factuality
Margin 77.61194029850746
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#6 · Was SOTA · Factuality
Margin 5.22388059701494
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Abstraction (ARC)
#85 · #85 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025
#10 · #10 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
Price per 1M tokens

GPT-4.1: $3.5 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5.4: $5.625 per 1M blended tokens.

Open weights

GPT-4.1: closed weights.

GPT-5.4: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in General LLM at #28 against #101.

Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Reasoning at #29 against #102.

Math: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Math at #9 against #39.

Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Science at #16 against #96.

Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Long context at #34 against #95.

Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Factuality at #6 against #103.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #10 against #85.

GPT-4.1 · GPT-5.4

GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-5.4 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4 for General LLM?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in General LLM at #28 against #101.

GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4 for Reasoning?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Reasoning at #29 against #102.

GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4 for Math?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GPT-4.1 in Math at #9 against #39.