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GPT-5.4 Mini vs Qwen3.8 27B
List-price comparison ·GPT-5.4 Mini details ·Qwen3.8 27B details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Qwen3.8 27B is the cheapest — 37% less than the priciest here ($170.40/mo vs $270.00/mo).
| GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.750 | $0.420 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4.50 | $3.00 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0027 | $0.0017 |
| Context window | 400k tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128k tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Quality score | 80/100 | 81/100 |
| Tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Provider | OpenAI | Qwen |
Projected monthly cost
| Requests / mo | GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $2.70 | $1.70 |
| 10,000 | $27.00 | $17.04 |
| 100,000 | $270.00 | $170.40 |
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.
Qwen3.8 27B
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