GPT-5.4 vs GPT-4.1 mini
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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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 | $8.75/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.250/Mtok | $0.200/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 from Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 78.7 | 50.6 |
| Perf / dollar | 9 | 50.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88 | 55 |
| SWE-Bench | 75 | 30 |
| HumanEval | 94.5 | 85 |
| MATH 500 | 92 | 70 |
| 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 |
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| 1M tokens | $8.75 | $1 | $7.75 (88.6%) |
| 10M tokens | $87.5 | $10 | $77.5 (88.6%) |
| 100M tokens | $875 | $100 | $775 (88.6%) |
| 1000M tokens | $8750 | $1000 | $7750 (88.6%) |
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 775% cheaper than GPT-5.4.
On benchmarks, GPT-5.4 scores higher (78.7 vs 50.6) on average. In terms of value, GPT-4.1 mini has better performance per dollar (50.6 vs 9).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.