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GPT-5.4 minivsGPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra leads 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. GPT-5.4 mini is 11.4x cheaper per token. GPT-6 Astra has the larger context window (1.1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 5
GPT-6 Astra leads
Cheaper per token
GPT-5.4 mini
11.4x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GPT-6 Astra
1.1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
94.2446%
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI · released 2026-03-17
textvision
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI · released 2026-09-03
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
5 shared · 4 only GPT-5.4 mini · 2 only GPT-6 Astra| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | GPT-6 Astra | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 5 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 88% ↗ | 96% ↗ | -8 pt | GPT-6 Astra |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 9.8% ↗epoch | 97.6% ↗epoch | -87.8 pt | GPT-6 Astra |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 51.2% ↗epoch | 93.7% ↗epoch | -42.5 pt | GPT-6 Astra |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 88.9% ↗epoch | 100% ↗epoch | -11.1 pt | GPT-6 Astra |
| SimpleQA Verified | 29.4% ↗epoch | 75.6% ↗epoch | -46.2 pt | GPT-6 Astra |
| Only GPT-5.4 mini reports · 4 | ||||
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.1% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| SWE-Bench Pro | 54.4% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 60% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Toolathlon | 42.9% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only GPT-6 Astra reports · 2 | ||||
| AutomationBench | not reported | 41.4% ↗ | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench Science 0.1 | not reported | 64.6% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GPT-5.4 mini minus GPT-6 Astra in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GPT-5.4 mini | GPT-6 Astra | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 400K tokens | 1.1M tokens | GPT-6 Astra |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens | Tie |
| Input price / 1M | $0.75 ↗ | $10 ↗ | GPT-5.4 mini |
| Output price / 1M | $4.5 ↗ | $50 ↗ | GPT-5.4 mini |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.075 ↗ | $1 ↗ | GPT-5.4 mini |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $5.25 | $60 | GPT-5.4 mini |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-03-17 | 2026-09-03 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 10 | 8 | — |
Reliability
OpenAI status
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