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.
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.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
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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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $8.00 | $0.008000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
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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..
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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.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 2, 2026 11:59 am