Model Comparison

GPT-5.4 vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2Which is better in 2026?

GPT-5.4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: GPT-5.4 vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 — which is better?

GPT-5.4 (by OpenAI) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

GPT-5.4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks. GPT-5.4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose GPT-5.4 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

GPT-5.4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks.

GPT-5.4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Jun 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-5.4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.4 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-5.4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GPT-5.4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

GPT-5.4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5.4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-5.4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GPT-5.4

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5.4 was released on 2026-03-05, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

GPT-5.4 is 7 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

GPT-5.4

Mar 5, 2026

3 months ago

6mo newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while GPT-5.4's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GPT-5.4's cutoff date.

GPT-5.4

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Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (92.8% vs 64.0%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
GPT-5.4
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5.4 vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, GPT-5.4 or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

GPT-5.4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-5.4 is made by OpenAI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does GPT-5.4 compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 scores Tau2 Telecom: 98.9%, ARC-AGI: 93.7%, Graphwalks BFS <128k: 93.0%, GPQA: 92.8%, Graphwalks parents <128k: 89.8%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-5.4 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

GPT-5.4 supports 1.0M tokens and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-5.4 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-5.4 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

GPT-5.4 is developed by OpenAI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.

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