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GPT-5 mini

VS
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 Pro

✍️ Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|📅 Updated: June 2026

Decision Recommendation

⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, GPT-5 mini is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 45.7% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: GPT-5.4 Pro is 5.0x cheaper to run and delivers 1.6x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, GPT-5.4 Pro offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of GPT-5 mini fully justifies the cost.

Model Specs

GPT-5 mini

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+)
45.7%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+14.0%)
81.6%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$0.69Input: $0.25 | Output: $2.00
Speed
86 tps
Context Window
400k tokens
Model Specs

GPT-5.4 Pro

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
N/A
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
67.6%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)5.0x cheaper
$0.14Input: $0.05 | Output: $0.40
Speed1.6x faster
137 tps
Context Window
400k tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.4 Pro is cheaper than GPT-5 mini. GPT-5.4 Pro has a blended cost of $0.14/1M tokens, which is about 5.0x cheaper than GPT-5 mini at $0.69/1M tokens.

GPT-5.4 Pro is faster than GPT-5 mini. GPT-5.4 Pro generates 137 tokens per second (tps) compared to GPT-5 mini which generates 86 tokens per second.

GPT-5 mini is better for coding tasks. It scores 45.7% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to GPT-5.4 Pro which scores N/A.

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