OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)

openai · Released Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence #461 / 688
28.4 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #392 / 688
$0.375 per 1M tokens
Output Price #450 / 688
$2.25 per 1M tokens
Context #149 / 688
400,000 tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-5.4 Mini provides text, image, and file input, vision, tool use, and function calling within a 400K context window. The supplied pricing sits between Nano and full GPT configurations, giving it a practical position for higher-volume work that still needs multimodal handling and API integration.

Suitable workloads include SEO production, content restructuring, document processing, support drafts, and straightforward tool-connected workflows. Its absence of a separate benchmark record means that reasoning depth, coding performance, and instruction-following reliability are not established for this batch variant. Use it as a controlled volume model with clear validation checks, escalating difficult or high-consequence tasks to a benchmarked flagship.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-5.4 Mini combines a 400K context window with vision, file input, tool use, and function calling at moderate pricing. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so complex reasoning and coding workflows require testing.

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DFO Verdict

GPT-5.4 Mini combines a 400K context window with vision, file input, tool use, and function calling at moderate pricing. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so complex reasoning and coding workflows require testing.

#461 of 688 overall Down 191 this week

How OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) compares

Its 400K-token context window is larger than 78% of the models we list. At $0.38 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 43% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 33% of models #461
Price: cheaper than 43% of models #392
Context: larger than 78% of models #149
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) $0.38 in $2.25 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max $2.00 in $6.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 $10.00 in $50.00 out

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Context window vs peers · tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) 400K

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

Intelligence0Technical0Value7.5Content4
Performance profile

Strongest on value. 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 $0.38 $0.000375
Output $2.25 $0.002250

What would OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) cost your business?

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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 Mini (batch)

GPT-5.4 mini brings the core capabilities of GPT-5.4 to a faster, more efficient model optimized for high-throughput workloads. It supports text and image inputs with strong performance across reasoning, coding,..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) cost?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) costs $0.38 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) has a context window of 400,000 tokens (400K).

What can OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) do?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) is developed by OpenAI and was released on March 17, 2026.

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