GPT-5 vs GPT-5.4 Mini
Head to head on 16 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-5 OpenAI | 61.1% | 1623elo | 72.8 | 32.4% | 68.6% | 6.6% | 45.0% | 83.4% | 65.5% | 18.0% | 43.7% | 37.8% | 73.4% | 12.9% | 20.1% | 0.0% | 46.7% | 91.1% | 88.0% | 94.6% | 48.3% | 0.0% | - | 0.15 | 0.0% | 68.1% | 4.58 | - | - | 57.7% | 80.0% | 80.0% | - | 91.7% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 83.3% | 100.0% | 48.9% | 58.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.3% | 37.5% | 0.52 | 1.62 | 100.0% | 86.1% | 0.0% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 49.6% | 83.7% | 93.3% | 10.0% | 82.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.26 | 0.0% | 74.9% | 74.4% | 2.34 | - | 87.5% | 0.86 | - | - | 54.8% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 56.7% |
| GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI | 60.9% | 1662elo | 73 | 28.3% | 60.6% | 5.9% | 38.8% | 80.3% | 63.5% | 21.0% | 50.8% | 39.6% | 71.2% | 18.2% | 48.0% | 23.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.0% | - | - | - | - | 21.2% | 3.9% | - | - | - | 45.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.9% | 71.6% | 70.9% | 60.3% | 71.5% | 78.6% | 72.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.7 | - | - | 39.6% | 54.2% | - | - | - | 48.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-5 OpenAI | GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | OpenAI's August 2025 unified frontier model that auto-routes between a fast model and a deeper "thinking" variant. | GPT-5.4 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT 5 | GPT |
| Params | Undisclosed (closed) | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | Proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 7 Aug 2025 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Context | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | - | $0.75 |
| Output $/1M | - | $4.50 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.125 | $0.075 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | file, image, text |
| Providers | openai | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores |
FAQ
- Is GPT-5 or GPT-5.4 Mini better?
- Across the 16 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 and GPT-5.4 Mini are level, winning 8 each. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-5 and GPT-5.4 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-5 scores 68.6% and GPT-5.4 Mini scores 60.6% on GPQA Diamond.
- When were GPT-5 and GPT-5.4 Mini released?
- GPT-5 was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5.4 Mini was released 17 Mar 2026 by OpenAI.
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