openai

OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.20
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-11-07
Output Price
$1.25
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-11-07
Context Window
400,000
tokens

GPT-5.4 Nano is a model from OpenAI that accepts text, image, and file inputs and returns text. It offers a 400,000-token context window with up to 128,000 tokens of output, which leaves room for long documents or large batches of material in a single request. It supports tool calling and reasoning; the available data does not confirm structured output support, so teams that depend on strict schemas should verify that before committing. At $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens, it suits cost-sensitive workloads that still need tools and long context. Its blended score of 68.1 rests on only three benchmarks, so treat its standing as provisional. Within that set the profile is uneven: 92.5 on the coding index, 63.1 on the general index, and 45.4 on the agentic index. Shortlist it for budget coding tasks, but test it carefully before using it for multi-step agent work.

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 68.1 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-11-08. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 63.1
AI Index Coding software engineering tasks 92.5
AI Index Agentic multi-step tool-using tasks 45.4
Model ID
openai/gpt-5.4-nano
Vendor
openai
Released
March 2026
Tokenizer
GPT
Input Modalities
file, image, text
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
128,000 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
yes

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.20/M input and $1.25/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.16
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $3.50

Category rankings

Where OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano places across the 11 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#7 Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked 134
#10 Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked 133
#12 JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked 146
#12 Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked 130
#12 Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked 126
#12 Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked 126
#12 Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked 130
#12 Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked 143
#14 Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked 120
#15 Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked 133
#16 Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked 120

Similar models

Quick answers

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano cost?
$0.20 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens.
What is OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano's context window?
400,000 tokens, roughly 600 pages of text in a single request.
Does OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

The Model Movers Report

One email every Friday, built from this site's own rankings: the current top five by benchmark score, every model released in the last seven days, and one note worked out from that week's numbers. You can unsubscribe from any issue with one click.