OpenAI · mid
Is GPT-5.4 Mini good?
GPT-5.4 Mini places top-3 in 2 of 22 task areas we tested. It's strongest at creative & comedy and weakest at training & education. It's a mid-priced option ($5.25/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How GPT-5.4 Mini ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative & Comedy | #1 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| Knowledge & Docs | #3 of 94 |
|
Excellent |
| Product & Project Management | #6 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #6 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Coding | #8 of 52 |
|
Strong |
| Structured Output | #8 of 43 |
|
Excellent |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #11 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #26 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Customer Support | #16 of 43 |
|
Strong |
| Data & Analytics | #30 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| Presentations & Decks | #23 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| AI Strategy | #32 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Investor & Pitch | #33 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Landing Pages | #37 of 56 |
|
Usable |
| Content & Brand | #35 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #36 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Executive Assistant | #38 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Sales | #34 of 44 |
|
Usable |
| RAG, Safety & Grounding | #28 of 35 |
|
Strong |
| Translation & Localization | #40 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Legal & HR | #42 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Training & Education | #44 of 44 |
|
Usable |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Artificial Analysis indices
Headline vs. real-world
GPT-5.4 Mini's real-world results broadly track its headline Intelligence Index.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
Like GPT-5.4 Mini, but…
Similar
- Kimi K2.5 Mid
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview Mid
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Budget
Cheaper
- DeepSeek V3.2 89% cheaper
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 67% cheaper
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 67% cheaper
Smarter
- GPT-5.5 +34 pts
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview +33 pts
- Claude Opus 4.8 +29 pts
Frequently asked
Is GPT-5.4 Mini any good?
GPT-5.4 Mini places top-3 in 2 of 22 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Creative & Comedy.
What is GPT-5.4 Mini best at?
Its strongest task areas are Creative & Comedy, Knowledge & Docs, Product & Project Management.
Is there a cheaper alternative to GPT-5.4 Mini?
DeepSeek V3.2 is 89% cheaper and stays competitive on quality across our benchmarks.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 22 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
This page is Spring Prompt, running
We just did this for every model. Do it for your prompt.
The rankings above come from running real tasks through real models and scoring every output. Spring Prompt is that same engine — pointed at your prompt, your test cases, and your definition of good.
- Generate test cases from your prompt — no eval set required to start.
- Compare models side by side with quality, cost and latency in one matrix.
- Optimise the winner until the scores say it's ready to ship.
Prompt × model results
12 test cases · 3 evals