| Signal | GPT-5.4 Mini | Delta | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 90 | +4 | |
Pricing | 96 | +2 | |
Context window size | 80 | -10 | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 85 | +65 | |
| Overall Result | 4 wins | of 6 | 1 wins |
Score History
78.8
current score
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
right now
87.4
current score
OpenAI
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GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $200.00/month
That's $2400.00/year compared to Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-5.4 Mini | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79 | 87 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Rank | #46 | #18 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Quality Rank | #46 | #18 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Adoption Rank | #46 | #18 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 400K | 2000K | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Pricing | $0.75/$4.50/M | $2.00/$6.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Benchmarks | 90 | 86 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Pricing | 96 | 94 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Context window size | 80 | 90 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Output Capacity | 85 | 20 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 79/100 (rank #46), placing it in the top 84% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 87/100 (rank #18), placing it in the top 94% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has a 9-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
GPT-5.4 Mini offers 34% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.75/month with GPT-5.4 Mini vs $120.00/month with Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent - a $41.25 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. GPT-5.4 Mini also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (2000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (87/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has a moderate advantage with a 8.600000000000009-point lead in composite score. It wins on more signal dimensions, but GPT-5.4 Mini has specific strengths that could make it the better choice for certain workflows.
Best for Quality
GPT-5.4 Mini
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GPT-5.4 Mini
34% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-5.4 Mini
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-5.4 Mini
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-5.4 Mini
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
| Capability | GPT-5.4 Mini | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
OpenAI
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GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $4.05/month
That's 38% cheaper than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-5.4 Mini | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 400K | 2M |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | -- |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
GPT-5.4 Mini's function calling capability enables direct API integrations and tool use that Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lacks, potentially offsetting the 7-point score difference for applications requiring external service orchestration. At $0.75/M input tokens versus Grok's $2/M, you're paying 2.7x less for a model that can actually execute code against live systems rather than just generate it.
Grok's 5x larger context window (2M vs 400K tokens) allows processing entire microservice repositories in a single pass, which could justify the $6/M output cost versus GPT-5.4 Mini's $4.5/M for enterprise refactoring projects. However, GPT-5.4 Mini's 128K max output tokens gives it an edge for generating extensive documentation or test suites that Grok's unspecified output limit might truncate.
The tight 7-point score gap suggests the coding category's #4 through #15 rankings are highly competitive, with Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent likely excelling at complex multi-file tasks while GPT-5.4 Mini performs comparably on single-file problems. This narrow performance delta makes the 2.7x input price difference ($0.75/M vs $2/M) the more decisive factor for most coding workflows.
While Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's 68/100 score and massive 2M token context suggest architectural advantages, losing function calling means rewriting any tool-integrated workflows you've built around GPT-5.4 Mini. The migration only makes sense for pure code generation tasks where you need to process repositories 5x larger than GPT-5.4 Mini's 400K limit.
Despite identical input modalities, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's #4 ranking and 68/100 score indicate superior multimodal code understanding, particularly useful for screenshot-to-code or diagram-to-architecture tasks. However, at $4.5/M output versus Grok's $6/M, GPT-5.4 Mini delivers 75% of the performance at 67% of the output cost, making it more economical for high-volume mixed workloads.