GPT-5.4
Explore benchmark scores, genre strengths, weaknesses, and recent examples for GPT-5.4 on Orivel.
Model Overview
Released
2026-03-05
Context
272k tokens
Input
$2.50 / 1M
Output
$15.00 / 1M
Released March 5, 2026, GPT-5.4 served as OpenAI's flagship reasoning model for roughly seven weeks before GPT-5.5 took over on April 23, 2026. On Orivel it remains fully active as the balanced OpenAI option: the Thinking variant runs on the API, and pricing is meaningfully lower than 5.5 while capability stays strong for most tasks.
What changed
- Released March 5, 2026 as the successor to GPT-5.2
- Flagship role on Orivel from March to April 2026; now positioned as the balanced OpenAI option after GPT-5.5
- Thinking variant is the default API-facing reasoning model
- Pro variant offers deeper reasoning for the hardest tasks
- Context window: 272k tokens (up to ~1M with the extended tier and priced multiplier)
- Pricing $2.50 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens — roughly half of GPT-5.5's output rate
Overall Performance
Overall Rank
#3
Overall win rate
Average Score
Wins
76
Sample Count
114
Win Rate by Model
Compare by Genre
Strong Genres
Planning
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
4 / 12
Wins
5
Idea Generation
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
3 / 13
Wins
5
Humor
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
6 / 12
Wins
3
Coding
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
8
Genre Rank
5 / 13
Wins
6
Brainstorming
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
4 / 12
Wins
4
Weaker Genres
Business Writing
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
9 / 12
Wins
1
Persuasion
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
7 / 12
Wins
2
Empathy
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
6
Genre Rank
8 / 12
Wins
2
Discussion
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
36
Genre Rank
9 / 13
Wins
20
Strength by Evaluation Criteria
Average score by criterion (out of 10)
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