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GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5.4 Mini

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), GPT-5.4 Mini costs 2.3× as much as GPT-4.1 Mini: $3.30 against $1.44 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

GPT-4.1 MiniGPT-5.4 Mini
Input, per 1M tokens$0.40$0.75
Output, per 1M tokens$1.60$4.50
Context window1.05M400K
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.256$0.495
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$1.44$3.30
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$4.00$8.25
Confidence signalnono
Tool callingyesyes

Which one should carry your traffic?

If GPT-4.1 Mini answers your requests as well as GPT-5.4 Mini, moving that traffic saves 56% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. GPT-4.1 Mini does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.

GPT-4.1 Mini profile · GPT-5.4 Mini profile · Measure it on your traffic