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Reasoning · 1 checks · max 800 tokens · benched 2026-09-16

GPT-5.5 vs GPT-5.4 vs GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4 Nano vs GPT-5.3-Codex on when does the faster train catch up?

OpenAI models side by side on "When does the faster train catch up?": GPT-5.4 Nano scores 10/10; GPT-5.4 Nano is the cheapest answer scoring 8+ at $0.18 per 1,000 runs. Outputs, checks, judge reasons, latency and cost.

The prompt every model received

System

Think carefully, then give only the final answer in the requested format.

User

Train A leaves a station at 09:10 travelling at a constant 80 km/h. Train B leaves the same station on the same track at 09:40 travelling at a constant 120 km/h in the same direction. How many minutes after 09:10 does train B catch up with train A? Reply with only the whole number of minutes.

Rubric for the judge: The single correct answer 90, with no working shown in the final output.

Side by side

Every cell is one OpenRouter call at temperature 0 with the prompt's token cap and reasoning effort "low" where the model supports it. Cost is usage × the catalogue rate in models.json. Quality is one judge call to anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 against the prompt's rubric, cached per prompt version.

GPT-5.5

openai/gpt-5.5

10/10
Latency
421ms
Cost
$0.00231
Per 1,000
$2.31

97 in · 61 out (54 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

GPT-5.4

openai/gpt-5.4

10/10
Latency
371ms
Cost
$0.00135
Per 1,000
$1.35

97 in · 74 out (67 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

GPT-5.4 mini

openai/gpt-5.4-mini

10/10
Latency
543ms
Cost
$0.00034
Per 1,000
$0.34

97 in · 59 out (52 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

GPT-5.4 Nano

openai/gpt-5.4-nano

10/10
top judge scorecheapest scoring 8+
Latency
364ms
Cost
$0.00018
Per 1,000
$0.18

97 in · 132 out (125 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

GPT-5.3-Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

10/10
Latency
419ms
Cost
$0.00132
Per 1,000
$1.32

97 in · 82 out (75 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

Frequently asked

What does this prompt test?

Reasoning: The single correct answer 90, with no working shown in the final output. The deterministic checks are exact.

Which model should I pick for this task?

If the judge's bar of 8/10 is good enough for you, GPT-5.4 Nano at $0.18 per 1,000 runs. If you need the top score, GPT-5.4 Nano at $0.18 per 1,000 runs.

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