GPT-5.4 Mini vs Grok 4.7
| Signal | GPT-5.4 Mini | Delta | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | -- | |
Benchmarks | 90 | +4 | |
Pricing | 96 | +0 | |
Context window size | 89 | -1 | |
Recency | 98 | -2 | |
Output Capacity | 82 | -9 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
79.3
current score
Grok 4.7
right now
88.8
current score
GPT-5.4 Mini
OpenAI
Grok 4.7
xAI
GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $100.00/month
That's $1200.00/year compared to Grok 4.7 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-5.4 Mini | Grok 4.7 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79 | 89 | Grok 4.7 |
| Rank | #91 | #42 | Grok 4.7 |
| Quality Rank | #91 | #42 | Grok 4.7 |
| Adoption Rank | #91 | #42 | Grok 4.7 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 400K | 500K | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | $0.75/$4.50/M | $1.60/$4.80/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 100 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Benchmarks | 90 | 86 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Pricing | 96 | 95 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Context window size | 89 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
| Recency | 98 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Output Capacity | 82 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
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 #91), placing it in the top 69% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 89/100 (rank #42), placing it in the top 86% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4.7 has a 10-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose GPT-5.4 Mini when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose Grok 4.7 when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
GPT-5.4 Mini offers 18% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.75/month with GPT-5.4 Mini vs $96.00/month with Grok 4.7 - a $17.25 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 (500K 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 (89/100) 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 4.7 has a moderate advantage with a 9.5-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.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-5.4 Mini
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GPT-5.4 Mini
18% 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
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Cost - 18% lower pricing; better value at scale
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-5.4 Mini | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-5.4 Mini
OpenAI
Grok 4.7
xAI
GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $1.89/month
That's 22% cheaper than Grok 4.7 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 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 400K | 500K |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 450,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Mar 17, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |