OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2

openai · Released Apr 21, 2026
Intelligence #468 / 741
29.3 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #713 / 743
$8.00 per 1M tokens
Output Price #674 / 743
$15.00 per 1M tokens
Context #207 / 743
272,000 tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-5.4 Image 2 is a multimodal model designed to accept text, images, and files while returning text and images. Its 272K context window supports substantial creative briefs, documents, and visual references. The supplied data contains no reasoning, coding, instruction-following, or agentic benchmarks, so broader production capability cannot be verified from this record.

The strongest business fit is visual content development, image-aware briefing, asset transformation, and workflows that combine document understanding with generated imagery. It is not yet an evidence-based choice for coding, autonomous agents, or complex general analysis. Teams should validate visual consistency, prompt adherence, and output suitability for brand use.

Pricing is high at $8 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. Consider it for specialised visual tasks where its multimodal output justifies the premium.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-5.4 Image 2 supports image and file inputs with image generation in the output and a 272K context window, but it has no supplied benchmarks and carries premium pricing for an unmeasured variant.

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DFO Verdict

GPT-5.4 Image 2 supports image and file inputs with image generation in the output and a 272K context window, but it has no supplied benchmarks and carries premium pricing for an unmeasured variant.

#468 of 741 overall Down 23 this week

How OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 compares

Its 272K-token context window is larger than 72% of the models we list. At $8.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 4% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 37% of models #468
Price: cheaper than 4% of models #713
Context: larger than 72% of models #207
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 $8.00 in $15.00 out
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol $2.00 in $10.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 $2.00 in $6.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 272K

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value6Content7.5
Performance profile

Strongest on content. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $8.00 $0.008000
Output $15.00 $0.015000

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2

GPT-5.4 Image 2 combines OpenAI's GPT-5.4 model with state-of-the-art image generation capabilities from GPT Image 2. It enables rich multimodal workflows, allowing users to seamlessly move between reasoning, coding, and..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 cost?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 costs $8.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 has a context window of 272,000 tokens (272K).

What can OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 do?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 supports image/vision input.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 is developed by OpenAI and was released on April 21, 2026.

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