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Is GPT-5.4 good?
GPT-5.4 places top-3 in 2 of 22 task areas we tested. It's strongest at presentations & decks and weakest at ai strategy. It's a premium option ($17.5/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How GPT-5.4 ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge & Docs | #1 of 94 |
|
Excellent |
| Presentations & Decks | #1 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #4 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Customer Support | #4 of 43 |
|
Strong |
| Structured Output | #4 of 43 |
|
Excellent |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #6 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Product & Project Management | #7 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #15 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #8 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Coding | #10 of 52 |
|
Strong |
| Content & Brand | #10 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Legal & HR | #9 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Executive Assistant | #11 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Translation & Localization | #11 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| RAG, Safety & Grounding | #10 of 35 |
|
Excellent |
| Data & Analytics | #24 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| Landing Pages | #24 of 56 |
|
Strong |
| Investor & Pitch | #23 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Sales | #25 of 44 |
|
Usable |
| Training & Education | #31 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Creative & Comedy | #32 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| AI Strategy | #39 of 50 |
|
Usable |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Artificial Analysis indices
Design Arena — human preference (avg Elo 1217)
Headline vs. real-world
GPT-5.4's real-world results broadly track its headline Intelligence Index.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
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Frequently asked
Is GPT-5.4 any good?
GPT-5.4 places top-3 in 2 of 22 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Presentations & Decks.
What is GPT-5.4 best at?
Its strongest task areas are Presentations & Decks, Knowledge & Docs, Research & Competitive Analysis.
Is there a cheaper alternative to GPT-5.4?
Qwen3.7 Max is 71% cheaper and stays competitive on quality across our benchmarks.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 22 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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