GPT-5.4 Mini vs Llama 3.3 70B
List-price comparison · GPT-5.4 Mini details · Llama 3.3 70B details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Llama 3.3 70B costs 91% less — $24.80/mo vs $270.00/mo.
| GPT-5.4 Mini | Llama 3.3 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.750 | $0.100 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4.50 | $0.320 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0027 | $0.0002 |
| Context window | 400k tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 128k tokens | 16,384 tokens |
| Tier | Balanced | Flash |
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
Projected monthly cost
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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.
Llama 3.3 70B
Mature, well-supported open-weight model for general chat and lightweight agents — wide availability across inference providers keeps pricing competitive.
Falls behind newer flagship models on complex reasoning and coding — best suited to well-scoped, repetitive tasks.
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