GPT-4.1 Nano vs GPT-5.4 Mini
Head to head on 12 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI | 60.9% | 1665elo | 73 | 28.3% | 87.5% | 28.1% | 73.3% | 63.5% | 52.1% | 71.2% | 52.3% | 83.3% | - | - | - | - | 37.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 21.2% | 3.9% | 45.4% | - | - | - | 80.3% | 70.9% | 71.6% | 70.9% | 60.3% | 71.5% | 78.6% | 72.5% | - | - | - | - | 21.0% | 50.8% | - | - | 61.7 | - | 33.2% | 54.2% | 48.0% | - | - | 55.2% |
| GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | 42.1% | 946elo | 32.4 | 1.0% | 51.2% | 3.8% | 32.0% | 52.8% | 25.9% | 60.8% | 3.8% | 17.3% | 8.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 10.7% | - | 1.53 | -0.17 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 42.5% | - | - | - | 0.39 | 1.46 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.6% | 10.8% | 84.8% | 65.7% | - | - | 0.44 | 1.64 | - | 39.8% | - | - | - | 68.0% | 68.0% | 30.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 Nano is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5.4 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.10 | $0.75 |
| Output $/1M | $0.40 | $4.50 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.025 | $0.075 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | image, text, file | file, image, text |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-5.4 Mini better?
- Across the 12 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5.4 Mini leads on 12 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-5.4 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 Nano scores 51.2% and GPT-5.4 Mini scores 87.5% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-5.4 Mini?
- GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper at $0.40 per million output tokens against $4.50 for GPT-5.4 Mini - about 11.3x.
- When were GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-5.4 Mini released?
- GPT-4.1 Nano was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5.4 Mini was released 17 Mar 2026 by OpenAI.
Other head-to-heads
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