GPT-5.4 Pro vs Qwen3 6
Verdict
- GPT-5.4 Pro leads on quality: 64.3 vs 63.3.
- GPT-5.4 Pro is stronger in knowledge, multimodal, reasoning.
- Qwen3 6 (max) is stronger in instruction following, agents & tools, coding, composite, human preference, long context, maths.
- Qwen3 6 (max) is 23× cheaper ($2.96 vs $67.50 per 1M blended).
- Qwen3 6 (max) streams 58.8× faster (59 vs 1 tokens per second).
| Metric | GPT-5.4 Pro | Qwen3 6 (max) |
|---|---|---|
| BenchLeader Index | 64.3 | 63.3 |
| Instruction following score | 67.3 | 74.2 |
| Knowledge score | 73.6 | 64.0 |
| Multimodal score | 69.8 | – |
| Reasoning score | 75.3 | 63.2 |
| Agents & tools score | – | 72.0 |
| Coding score | – | 58.2 |
| Composite score | – | 64.9 |
| Human preference score | – | 65.9 |
| Long context score | – | 66.9 |
| Maths score | – | 64.2 |
| Blended price $/M | $67.50 | $2.96 |
| Output speed | 1 tok/s | 59 tok/s |
| Time to first answer | 6.5 s | 38.5 s |
| Context window | 1.1M | 246k |
| GPQA Diamond | – | 87.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME | – | 91.1% |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch) | – | 76.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | – | 52.0% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 44.3% | – |
| SimpleBench | 74.1% | 63.0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 158.9 | 149.3 |
| LMArena Text | – | 1460 |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | – | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | – | 1509 |
| LMArena WebDev | – | 1479 |
| AA Intelligence Index | – | 28.4 |
| IFBench | – | 76.6% |
| AA-LCR | – | 80.7% |
| AA-Omniscience | – | 9.2 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | – | 43.9% |
| GPQA Diamond (AA) | – | 88.8% |
| Humanity's Last Exam (AA) | – | 30.8% |
| τ²-Bench Telecom (AA) | – | 95.9% |
| CorpFin | – | 66.5% |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | – | 72.8% |
| MultiChallenge | 69.2% | – |
| VISTA | 53.9% | – |
| MultiNRC | 62.3% | – |
| TutorBench | 56.6% | – |
Data as of 2026-09-10. Best configuration of each model; every score links to its source on the model pages.
GPT-5.4 Pro vs Qwen3 6: questions
- Is GPT-5.4 Pro better than Qwen3 6?
- GPT-5.4 Pro leads on quality: 64.3 vs 63.3. The BenchLeader Index combines every independent quality benchmark; GPT-5.4 Pro is ahead overall as of 2026-09-10, but check the category scores for your use.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 Pro or Qwen3 6?
- Qwen3 6 is cheaper: $2.96 against $67.50 per million tokens, blended at three input tokens per output token.
- Which is faster, GPT-5.4 Pro or Qwen3 6?
- Qwen3 6 streams faster: 59 against 1 output tokens per second.
- Which has the larger context window?
- GPT-5.4 Pro accepts more context: 1.1M against 246k tokens.