Author's Description
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. As their most advanced small model, it is many multiples more affordable than other recent frontier models, and more than 60% cheaper than [GPT-3.5 Turbo](/models/openai/gpt-3.5-turbo). It maintains SOTA intelligence, while being significantly more cost-effective. GPT-4o mini achieves an 82% score on MMLU and presently ranks higher than GPT-4 on chat preferences [common leaderboards](https://arena.lmsys.org/). Check out the [launch announcement](https://openai.com/index/gpt-4o-mini-advancing-cost-efficient-intelligence/) to learn more. #multimodal
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) demonstrates a strong overall performance profile, particularly excelling in cost-efficiency and reliability. It performs among the fastest models, ranking in the 78th percentile for speed across seven benchmarks, and offers highly competitive pricing, placing in the 73rd percentile. Notably, the model exhibits exceptional reliability with a perfect 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures. In terms of specific benchmark performance, GPT-4o-mini achieves perfect accuracy in Ethics (Baseline), making it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of comparable speed. It also shows strong performance in General Knowledge (99.0% accuracy) and Coding (87.0% accuracy). While its accuracy in Hallucinations Baseline (84.0%) is lower, it still demonstrates a reasonable ability to acknowledge uncertainty. The model's performance in Instruction Following (61.0%) and Reasoning (60.0%) suggests areas for potential improvement, though these scores are still within a competitive range. Its multimodal capabilities, supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs, further enhance its versatility. Overall, GPT-4o-mini stands out for its balance of advanced intelligence, cost-effectiveness, and robust reliability.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
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Prompt | $0.15 |
Completion | $0.6 |
Input Cache Read | $0.075 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
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OpenAI
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OpenAI | openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | 128K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
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Other Models by openai
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
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OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio | Aug 14, 2025 | ~200B | 128K |
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-5 Chat | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-5 | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-5 Nano | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b | Aug 05, 2025 | 120B | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | Aug 05, 2025 | 20B | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$ |
OpenAI: o3 Pro | Jun 10, 2025 | ~400B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
— | — | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: Codex Mini | May 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o4 Mini High | Apr 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o3 | Apr 16, 2025 | ~400B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o4 Mini | Apr 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 | Apr 14, 2025 | ~1.8T | 1M |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini | Apr 14, 2025 | ~300B | 1M |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano | Apr 14, 2025 | ~50B | 1M |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
OpenAI: o1-pro | Mar 19, 2025 | 300B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | Mar 12, 2025 | ~8B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview | Mar 12, 2025 | ~200B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4.5 (Preview) Unavailable | Feb 27, 2025 | ~12.8T | 128K |
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: o3 Mini High | Feb 12, 2025 | 200B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o3 Mini | Jan 31, 2025 | 200B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o1 | Dec 17, 2024 | 300B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Nov 20, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o1-mini | Sep 11, 2024 | ~100B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: o1-preview Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | 300B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: o1-preview (2024-09-12) Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | 300B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: o1-mini (2024-09-12) | Sep 11, 2024 | ~100B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: ChatGPT-4o | Aug 13, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Aug 05, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini | Jul 17, 2024 | ~8B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o (extended) | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
File input
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo | Apr 08, 2024 | — | 128K |
Text input
Image input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Jan 24, 2024 | 175B | 4K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★ | $$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview | Jan 24, 2024 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k (older v1106) Unavailable | Nov 05, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) | Nov 05, 2023 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Sep 27, 2023 | 175B | 4K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | Aug 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k Unavailable | May 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo | May 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4 | May 27, 2023 | — | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
OpenAI: GPT-4 (older v0314) | May 27, 2023 | — | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |