All models
Head to head

GPT-5 Image Mini vs GPT-5.4 Image 2

Price, context, inputs and filters. No benchmarks theatre.

GPT-5 Image Mini costs 3.5× less per message.

GPT-5 Image Mini holds 1.5× more context.

MainstreamChat with GPT-5 Image Mini
MainstreamChat with GPT-5.4 Image 2
Made by
OpenAI
OpenAI
Content tier
Mainstream
Mainstream
Intelligence
Quick
Smart & Cheap
Price per message
~5.59 credits≈ 17 messages for $1
~19.57 credits≈ 5 messages for $1
Context window
400K tokens≈ 615 pages of text in one go
272K tokens≈ 418 pages of text in one go
Reads
Text, Images
Text, Images
Writes
Text, Images
Text, Images
Tool use
No - plain chat
No - plain chat
Served via
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
Status
Current
Legacy

A typical message: 16K tokens in, 1.5K out. Short replies cost less. 1 credit = $0.01.