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GPT-4 vs GPT-5.4 Mini

The readout for GPT-4 and GPT-5.4 Mini, before the detailed comparison sheet.

Key Takeaways

Weighted outcome: GPT-5.4 Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.

Decision read

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-5.4 Mini has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 4 to 96.

Evidence depth

74 data points

Includes 4 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.

Selection signal

Start with GPT-5.4 Mini

The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.

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Comparison sheet

This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4 and GPT-5.4 Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.

Model compare
GPT-4
GPT-5.4 Mini
Overall leaderContenderLeading
Weighted overall score4.0 pts96.0 pts
Benchmark category leads0 categories3 categories
Operational advantagesFirst-token latencyCheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage
Context window8.2K tokens400K tokens
Max output4.1K tokens128K tokens
Modalities

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Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode
Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning

The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.

Model metadata

Model compare
GPT-4
GPT-5.4 Mini
DeveloperOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedMay 2023Mar 2026
ParametersNo dataNo data
TokenizerGPTGPT
Knowledge cutoff2021-09-302025-08-31
OpenRouter IDopenai/gpt-4openai/gpt-5.4-mini
ReferencesNo dataNo data

When to choose each model

This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4 and GPT-5.4 Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.

GPT-4

GPT-4 has these operational advantages: First-token latency.

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-5.4 Mini is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage).

Benchmark score comparison

Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.

Category performance

Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.

Model A coverage
3 / 8
Model B coverage
7 / 8
Shared
3 shared categories

Avg. score

GPT-4

40.5

Avg. score

GPT-5.4 Mini

50.9

Agents

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-4-
GPT-5.4 Mini50.2

Coding

GPT-5.4 Mini leads by 11.6

GPT-444
GPT-5.4 Mini55.6

Reasoning

GPT-5.4 Mini leads by 18.3

GPT-436.9
GPT-5.4 Mini55.2

Knowledge

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-4-
GPT-5.4 Mini45.4

Math

GPT-5.4 Mini leads by 8.6

GPT-440.7
GPT-5.4 Mini49.3

Multilingual

No data

GPT-4-
GPT-5.4 Mini-

Multimodal

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-4-
GPT-5.4 Mini47.1

Instruction following

GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-4-
GPT-5.4 Mini53.7

Professional benchmark details

Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.

Pricingverified

Input price

SourceGPT-4

GPT-4

$30.00/M

Rank #183/185 · confidence 4

+$29.25/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

winner

$0.750/M

Rank #105/185 · confidence 4

Pricingverified

Blended price

SourceGPT-4

GPT-4

$37.50/M

Rank #183/185 · confidence 4

+$35.81/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

winner

$1.69/M

Rank #112/185 · confidence 4

Pricingverified

Output price

SourceGPT-4

GPT-4

$60.00/M

Rank #178/185 · confidence 4

+$55.50/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

winner

$4.50/M

Rank #124/185 · confidence 4

Reasoningverified

GPQA

SourceGPT-4

GPT-4

34.9%

Rank #210/217 · confidence 4

+47.4%

GPT-5.4 Mini

winner

82.3%

Rank #86/217 · confidence 4

API audit comparison

Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.

Provider
GPT-4
GPT-5.4 Mini
No completed audits are available from shared providers yet.

Provider examples

Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.

Provider
GPT-4
GPT-5.4 Mini

GPT-4

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

GPT-5.4 Mini

speed / latency

98 tok/s / 4039ms

input / output

No data

YUNWU API5 tests

GPT-4

gpt-4-1106-preview

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

$0.240/M/$0.719/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

gpt-5.4-mini

speed / latency

201 tok/s / 1441ms

input / output

$0.010/M/$0.062/M

GPT-4

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

GPT-5.4 Mini

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

AI API0 tests

GPT-4

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

GPT-5.4 Mini

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

AIGCBAR0 tests

GPT-4

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

GPT-5.4 Mini

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

GPT-4

gpt-4

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0/request

GPT-5.4 Mini

gpt-5.4-mini

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0/request

GPT-4

gpt-4-all

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.014/request

GPT-5.4 Mini

gpt-5.4-mini

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.010/M/$0.062/M

GPT-4

gpt-4-1106-preview

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.240/M/$0.719/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

gpt-5.4-mini

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.010/M/$0.062/M

GPT-4

gpt-4-1106-preview

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.240/M/$0.719/M

GPT-5.4 Mini

gpt-5.4-mini

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.010/M/$0.062/M

FAQ

Weighted outcome: GPT-5.4 Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.

Why is this comparison indexable?
It has 6 verifiable comparison points, and both models have pricing or benchmark data.
Are missing metrics invented?
No. Metrics without LMSpeed data are omitted from this report.

Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.