Compare/OLMo 2 7B vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

OLMo 2 7BvsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Allen Institute for AI

OLMo 2 7B

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
206 tok/s
TTFT
2.52s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
OLMo 2 7B
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Lower Latency
OLMo 2 7B
Benchmarks (4-7)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricOLMo 2 7BGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
OLMo 2 7B$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
OLMo 2 7B
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
206 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
OLMo 2 7B
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
2.52s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.344.4
Coding Index
1.243.9
Math Index
0.7
GPQA Diamond
28.8%81.7%
MMLU-Pro
28.2%
LiveCodeBench
4.1%
AIME 2025
0.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.5%26.5%
SciCode
3.7%46.9%
IFBench
24.4%75.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%42.4%
OLMo 2 7B4 wins
7 winsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, OLMo 2 7B or GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

OLMo 2 7B is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.46/M for GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for OLMo 2 7B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 206 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. OLMo 2 7B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.52s).

When should I use OLMo 2 7B vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Choose based on your priorities: OLMo 2 7B for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.