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MODEL PROOF # GPT-5.4 Nano OpenAI · 17 Mar 2026 · proprietary Balanced Summarise Chat Code gen Agentic BETTER VALUE OPTION ## A stored alternative has an equal-or-higher measured score and an equal-or-lower price. **$0.463** / 1M tokens Balanced · 3 tokens in per 1 out [GPT-5.6 Luna](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-luna/) · Δ score 58.9 points · 3% lower measured price · $0.450 / 1M tokens [GLM 5.3 Flash](/models/z-ai__glm-5.3-flash/) is a further stored option with these losses: no file input Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026 [openrouter/models](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) [Vendor cross-check](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) [LMArena · cc-by-4.0](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset) Independent LMArena score 1,372.1 ± 3.77 · 62,249 votes Context window 400K Maximum output 128K Input modalities file, image, text Output modalities text Published input price $0.200 / 1M tokens Published output price $1.25 / 1M tokens Pricing kind fixed Inspect [complete billing conditions](#billing-details) and endpoint terms below. Price from OpenAI: the cheapest offer that is serving, at standard delivery and at the maker’s precision or better, at its standard rate. Cheaper right now: $0.231/M at OpenAI — delivery tier (flex) It does not pass the like-for-like test, so it never sets a rank. Every price dimension · USD per million tokens | Input | $0.200 /M | | --- | --- | | Output | $1.25 /M | | Cached input | $0.020 /M | | Cache write | Unknown /M | | Cache write 1h | Unknown /M | | Reasoning | Unknown /M | | Web search | $0.01 /call | | Batch discount | 50% | ### Who sells it The same weights, different shops. Cheapest is not like-for-like when serving precision differs. 4 provider offers · rates, limits and conditions Rates are USD per million tokens. Endpoint terms can differ even when the quoted price and precision match. A listed parameter is a provider declaration, not a task-success test. | Seller | Input | Output | Precision | Uptime (1d) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Seller OpenAI openai/flex Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.010 Context limit 400,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $0.100 | Output $0.625 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.97% | | Seller Azure azure Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.020 Context limit 400,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 99.91% | Input $0.200 | Output $1.25 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.93% | | Seller OpenAI openai Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.020 Context limit 400,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 100.00% | Input $0.200 | Output $1.25 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 100.00% | | Seller Azure azure/us Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.022 Context limit 400,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $0.220 | Output $1.38 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) — | ### Independent scores | LMArena Elo | 1372.1 high | | --- | --- | LMArena Elo under CC BY 4.0. Absence of another board is not a score of zero. ### Capability | Context window | 400K | | --- | --- | | Max output | 128K | | Input modes | file, image, text | | Tool use | yes | | Reasoning | optional | | Knowledge cutoff | 2025-08-31 | | Open weights | no | ### Provenance | Price source | [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) | | --- | --- | | Fetched | 2026-10-06 | | Quality data | verified | | Cross-checked | [vendor page](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) | GPT-5.4 nano is the most lightweight and cost-efficient variant of the GPT-5.4 family, optimized for speed-critical and high-volume tasks. It supports text and image inputs and is designed for low-latency... ## Questions this page answers What does GPT-5.4 Nano cost? $0.200/M in, $1.25/M out in this catalogue, as of the fetch date on this page. That is the API row, not a subscription. Does GPT-5.4 Nano have an independent quality score? GPT-5.4 Nano has an LMArena score in this catalogue. What beats GPT-5.4 Nano? GPT-5.6 Luna has an equal-or-higher measured score and an equal-or-lower price. Does this page use Artificial Analysis scores for GPT-5.4 Nano? No. Artificial Analysis figures are not published here. Quality on this page is LMArena Elo where a score exists; otherwise the row is unrated. MODEL MONUMENT ## Save or share this proof Download proof card · 1200 × 630 Preview and more sharing options OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano. Balanced workload. Better value option available. Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026. Copy model link Download square card · 1080 × 1080 Copy landscape image Share landscape card ## Related - Both better and cheaper [GPT-5.6 Luna](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-luna/) - Higher score and cheaper, with a named trade [GLM 5.3 Flash](/models/z-ai__glm-5.3-flash/) - Side by side [GPT-5.4 Mini](/compare/openai__gpt-5.4-mini--vs--openai__gpt-5.4-nano/) - Nearby on the capability axis [R1](/models/deepseek__deepseek-r1/) - Same vendor [o1](/models/openai__o1/) - OpenAI models [OpenAI](/providers/openai/) - Where this model appears [spreads](/spreads/) - Nearby on the capability axis [Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking](/models/qwen__qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking/) - Same vendor [gpt-oss-120b](/models/openai__gpt-oss-120b/) - Where this model appears [significance](/significance/) - Nearby on the capability axis [GPT-5 Mini](/models/openai__gpt-5-mini/) - Same vendor [GPT-4.1](/models/openai__gpt-4.1/) ## Badge The verdict as one SVG, for a README or a docs page. 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