GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5.4 Pro
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5.4 Pro, both from OpenAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.1M, tested across 18 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.4 Pro
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.4 Pro has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 113x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
75× cheaper
Output
$1.60
113× cheaper
GPT-5.4 Pro
Input
$30.00
Output
$180.00
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 75× input, 113× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
64%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 16.8x more transitions
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-5.4 Pro
59%Vocabulary50%
19wSentence Length35w
0.46Hedging0.70
4.7Bold7.5
4.9Lists8.3
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings2.52
0.17Transitions0.01
Based on 23 + 12 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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