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OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini vs Thinking Machines: Inkling
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini and Thinking Machines: Inkling by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.
Onebase URL to migrate
100sof models and routes
0prompt or output logs. Always.
Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.
Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.
Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.
Practical read
Thinking Machines: Inkling has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. Thinking Machines: Inkling has more provider fallback routes, while Thinking Machines: Inkling has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show Thinking Machines: Inkling with the lower p50 TTFT.
$5.5125/1MOpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini cheapest route
$5.3025/1MThinking Machines: Inkling cheapest route
3051 msOpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini measured p50 TTFT
1987 msThinking Machines: Inkling measured p50 TTFT
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 MiniThinking Machines: Inkling
Model id
openai/gpt-5.4-minithinkingmachines/inkling
PublisherOpenAIDeepInfra
Context400,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Provider routes46
Cheapest route$5.5125/1M$5.3025/1M
Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route
Modes
chat
chat
OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini routes
Production choice
Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.
TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.
OpenAI clientPython
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
)