OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2 alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
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Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 200K Long context (128K+) | $15.00 Premium | vs → |
| 2 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 200K Long context (128K+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 3 | OpenAI: GPT-5 Image | OpenAI | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · similar price tier | 400K Long context (128K+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
| 4 | Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · different provider | 66K Short/standard context | $0.50 Budget | vs → | |
| 5 | Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · different provider | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.50 Budget | vs → | |
| 6 | Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · different provider | 66K Short/standard context | $0.25 Budget | vs → | |
| 7 | Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · different provider | 66K Short/standard context | $2.00 Standard | vs → | |
| 8 | Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision, image-gen · different provider | 131K Long context (128K+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → | |
| 9 | Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
| 10 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 11 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 12 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 13 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast) | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
| 14 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 15 | Claude Opus 5 (Fast) | Anthropic | shares reasoning, structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
Cheaper alternatives to OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Image 2
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 — $5.00Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) — $0.50Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) — $0.50Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) — $0.25Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) — $2.00Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) — $2.00Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 — $5.00Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 — $5.00