GPT-5.4 vs GPT-4.1 mini
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by OpenAI
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by OpenAI
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current flagship | Current budget |
| Released | Aug 15, 2025 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.50/Mtok | $0.400/Mtok |
| Output | $15.00/Mtok | $1.60/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $5.63/Mtok | $0.700/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.250/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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textimage
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| Benchmarks sources: OpenAI model card, Artificial Analysis / Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 78.7 | 55.7 |
| Perf / dollar | 14 | 79.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88 | 65 |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 75 | 30 vendor |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 40.2 | 12 vendor |
| ARC-AGI 2 | 50 | 15 vendor |
| AIME 2025 | 95.5 | 40 vendor |
| MMMLU | 88 | 78.5 |
| BFCL | 85 | 70 vendor |
| HumanEval | 94.5 | 23.6 |
| MATH 500 | 92 | 70 vendor |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 53.1 | 14.8 |
| AA Agentic Index | 44.2 | 1.8 |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | 5.8 | -53.6 |
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1465.5 ELO | 1382.8 ELO |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
OpenAI — $2.50/$15.00/Mtok
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OpenAI — $0.400/$1.60/Mtok
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Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GPT-5.4 | GPT-4.1 mini | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $5.63 | $0.7 | $4.93 (87.6%) |
| 10M tokens | $56.25 | $7 | $49.25 (87.6%) |
| 100M tokens | $562.5 | $70 | $492.5 (87.6%) |
| 1000M tokens | $5625 | $700 | $4925 (87.6%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.250/Mtok — 90% off its list input price
- raw capability matters more than price: 78.7 vs 55.7 average benchmark score
- cost dominates: $0.700/Mtok blended vs $5.63 — 87.6% less on the same 50/50 token mix
The cheaper option here — GPT-4.1 mini costs $0.700/Mtok blended on OpenAI.
Summary
GPT-5.4 by OpenAI costs $2.50/Mtok input and $15.00/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
GPT-4.1 mini by OpenAI costs $0.400/Mtok input and $1.60/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
On a blended cost basis, GPT-4.1 mini is 87.6% cheaper than GPT-5.4.
On benchmarks, GPT-5.4 scores higher (78.7 vs 55.7) on average. In terms of value, GPT-4.1 mini has better performance per dollar (79.6 vs 14).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.