GPT-5.4 Mini vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head to head on 24 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
39evals · sort by any column, ⤢ to expand fullscreen
| Model | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba | 61.9% | 40.8% | 26.2% | 88.2% | 27.8% | 75.2% | 83.2% | 73.5% | 78.2% | 69.9% | 58.3% | 75.0% | 83.7% | 75.8% | 68.0% | 44.9% | 40.7% | 74.7% | 43.9% | 59.5 | 32.0% | 51.5% | 25.6% | 97.7% | 95.3 | - | 23.0% | - | - | - | - | 96.7 | 36.9% | 77.0% | 88.5 | 94.5 | 89.5 | - | 73.8 | 59.0% |
| GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI | 60.9% | 45.4% | 28.3% | 60.6% | 5.9% | 38.8% | 80.3% | 70.9% | 71.6% | 70.9% | 60.3% | 71.5% | 78.6% | 72.5% | 63.5% | 50.8% | 39.6% | 71.2% | 18.2% | 61.7 | 39.6% | 54.2% | 48.0% | 23.4% | - | 37.0% | - | 21.2% | 3.9% | 1662elo | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0% | - | 48.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI | Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-5.4 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. | Qwen3.6Plus is an AI model from Alibaba. |
| Family | GPT | Qwen3.6 |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Context | 400,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.75 | $0.50 |
| Output $/1M | $4.50 | $3.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.075 | - |
| Cache write $/1M | - | $0.406 |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | file, image, text | text, image, video |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Reported scores | GPQA Diamond88.2% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)27.8% (AA) IFBench75.2% (AA) SciCode40.7% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)97.7% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GPT-5.4 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus better?
- Across the 24 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, Qwen3.6 Plus leads on 15 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-5.4 Mini and Qwen3.6 Plus compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-5.4 Mini scores 60.6% and Qwen3.6 Plus scores 88.2% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $3.00 per million output tokens against $4.50 for GPT-5.4 Mini - about 1.5x.
- When were GPT-5.4 Mini and Qwen3.6 Plus released?
- GPT-5.4 Mini was released 17 Mar 2026 by OpenAI. Qwen3.6 Plus was released 2 Apr 2026 by Alibaba.
Comparing something else? Build your own side-by-side.