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GPT-5.4 nano

OpenAI·

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Overview

Smallest, cheapest GPT-5.4 variant for classification, extraction, and cost-sensitive sub-agent tasks.

Capabilities and innovations

Multimodal (text + image)Tool use / function callingClassification & extractionCost-optimized ($0.20/1M input)Ultra Cost-Efficient ReasoningSub-Agent Era DesignSmallest GPT-5.4 Variant

Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreSource
GPQA Diamond82.8%unsourced
Humanity’s Last Exam (no tools)24.3%unsourced
SWE-bench Pro52.4%unsourced
Terminal-Bench 2.x41.57%independent
Terminal-Bench 2.1 41.57%, measured by Vals AI with the Terminus 2 harness (accessed 2026-09-23). Vals AI is the reference harness for this field so values compare across vendors; vendor and other third-party figures stay in the notes below. Replaces 46.3 (unsourced).
MMMU-Pro66.1%unsourced
  • SWE-bench Verified: benchmark did not exist at release
  • MMLU: not reported by the vendor
  • MMLU-Pro: not reported by the vendor

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