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Aion-1.0-Mini vs GPT-5.4 Mini
List-price comparison · Aion-1.0-Mini details · GPT-5.4 Mini details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Aion-1.0-Mini costs 48% less — $140.00/mo vs $270.00/mo.
| Aion-1.0-Mini | GPT-5.4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.700 | $0.750 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $1.40 | $4.50 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0014 | $0.0027 |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 400k tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 128k tokens |
| Tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Provider | AionLabs | OpenAI |
Projected monthly cost
1,000 requests / month$1.40 vs $2.7010,000 requests / month$14.00 vs $27.00100,000 requests / month$140.00 vs $270.00
Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.
Aion-1.0-Mini
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GPT-5.4 Mini
Good default for everyday chat, summarization, and lightweight agent steps where GPT-5.4-level reasoning isn't required.
Quality gap widens on long, multi-hop reasoning tasks — needs careful prompt design to avoid silent failures on edge cases.
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