Analysis Summary
OpenAI GPT-5.4 Mini is a compact general-purpose model with strong reasoning and coding capability. Vision, file input, tool use, and function calling extend it beyond text generation, while the 400,000-token context window supports substantial documents, technical projects, and multi-step client workflows.
It is a strong fit for coding assistants, document analysis, structured research, visual content review, and agents that need dependable external actions. Content quality and instruction following support customer-facing drafts, although premium models remain preferable for the hardest strategic or editorial assignments. Input pricing is moderate and output pricing is higher, so route high-value tasks through it and reserve cheaper models for routine transformations. It is a credible default for mixed text, file, and tool workflows.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-5.4 Mini combines strong reasoning and coding with vision, file handling, tool use, function calling, and a 400K context window. Its output pricing favours high-value workflows over unrestricted bulk generation.
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DFO Verdict
GPT-5.4 Mini combines strong reasoning and coding with vision, file handling, tool use, function calling, and a 400K context window. Its output pricing favours high-value workflows over unrestricted bulk generation.
How OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini compares
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini ranks #66 of 433 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #56 of 206 for coding, #56 of 188 for agentic tasks. Its 400K-token context window is larger than 76% of the models we list. At $0.75 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 32% 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 business fit. 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 | $0.75 | $0.000750 |
| Output | $4.50 | $0.004500 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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We route routine calls to cheap models and save OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.
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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,..
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini
How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini cost?
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $4.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini has a context window of 400,000 tokens (400K).
Is OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini ranks #56 of 206 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini do?
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini is developed by OpenAI and was released on March 17, 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 3, 2026 8:38 pm