Compare · 2026-10-14

GPT-5.4 vs O3

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in 7 of 7 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Math, Science, Long context, Factuality, and Abstraction (ARC).

CategoryGPT-5.4O3
General LLM
#28 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 19.04761904761905
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#78 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 53.06122448979592
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#29 · #29 in Reasoning
Margin 20.54794520547945
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#90 · Was SOTA · Reasoning
Margin 62.32876712328767
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#9 · #9 in Math
Margin 17.777777777777757
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
#20 · Was SOTA · Math
Margin 42.22222222222222
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 16, 2025
Science
#16 · #16 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
#67 · #67 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 16, 2025
Coding
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 16, 2025
Coding › Web dev
#55 · #55 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 50.467289719626166
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
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Long context
#34 · #34 in Long context
Margin 23.12925170068027
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#110 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 74.82993197278913
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
#6 · Was SOTA · Factuality
Margin 5.22388059701494
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#105 · #105 in Factuality
Margin 79.1044776119403
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Abstraction (ARC)
#10 · #10 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026
#37 · #37 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 16, 2025
Price per 1M tokens

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

O3: $3.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Open weights

GPT-5.4: closed weights.

O3: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in General LLM at #28 against #78.

Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Reasoning at #29 against #90.

Math: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Math at #9 against #20.

Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Science at #16 against #67.

Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Long context at #34 against #110.

Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Factuality at #6 against #105.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Abstraction (ARC) at #10 against #37.

GPT-5.4 · O3

GPT-5.4 or O3?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in 7 of 7 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Math, Science, Long context, Factuality, and Abstraction (ARC).

GPT-5.4 or O3 for General LLM?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in General LLM at #28 against #78.

GPT-5.4 or O3 for Reasoning?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Reasoning at #29 against #90.

GPT-5.4 or O3 for Math?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads O3 in Math at #9 against #20.