Best GPT-5.4 Nano alternatives
Users may seek alternatives to GPT-5.4 Nano when its nano size limits depth on complex tasks or when additional modalities like audio are needed. This list covers seven other multimodal models with varying intelligence, speed, pricing, and context sizes drawn from the provided details.
GPT-5.4 Mini has a higher intelligence_index of 48.9 and faster output speed of 183.23 t/s than GPT-5.4 Nano while sharing the same 400000 context and file/image/text support, but costs more at $4.5 /1M.
Gemini 2.5 Pro provides a much larger 1048576 context and native audio support compared to GPT-5.4 Nano's 400000 context and lack of audio, though its intelligence_index is lower at 34.6 and price is higher at $10 /1M.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 matches Gemini 2.5 Pro's 1048576 context and multimodal file support but lacks an intelligence_index rating, trading potential preview instability for extended input handling over GPT-5.4 Nano.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 offers a 1000000 context and strong safety alignment for large multimodal tasks versus GPT-5.4 Nano's 400000 context, with trade-offs of possible refusals and variable vision performance at $15 /1M.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview delivers much higher output speed of 312.36 t/s and 1048576 context with video/audio support compared to GPT-5.4 Nano, at a similar $1.5 /1M price but with preview inconsistency risks.
Grok 4.3 has a close intelligence_index of 43.9, 1000000 context, and real-time tool access versus GPT-5.4 Nano, trading less mature vision for helpful response style at $2.5 /1M.
Claude Opus 4.8 achieves the highest intelligence_index of 61.4 with 1000000 context and robust multimodal integration over GPT-5.4 Nano, though at slower 60.36 t/s speed and $25 /1M cost.
OpenAI multimodal model with 400k-token context for text and image tasks.
Frequently asked questions
Claude Opus 4.8 is the strongest by intelligence_index at 61.4 with 1000000 context.