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. The model performs among the fastest models, ranking in the 80th percentile for speed across benchmarks. It offers highly competitive pricing, placing in the 74th percentile for cost-effectiveness. Notably, GPT-4o-mini exhibits exceptional reliability with a 100% success rate across all evaluated benchmarks, indicating consistent and usable responses. In terms of specific benchmark performance, GPT-4o-mini achieved perfect accuracy in Ethics (100%), making it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of similar speed. It also showed strong performance in General Knowledge (99%) and Email Classification (98%), indicating robust understanding and categorization capabilities. Its Coding accuracy (87%) is commendable. However, the model's performance in Hallucinations (84% accuracy) suggests room for improvement in acknowledging uncertainty, as it ranks in the lower 26th percentile for this specific metric. Mathematics (76%) and Reasoning (60%) also present areas where further development could enhance its capabilities. Despite these areas for improvement, GPT-4o-mini's combination of high reliability, speed, and cost-effectiveness, coupled with its strong performance in critical areas like ethics and general knowledge, positions it as a highly valuable and accessible AI model.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.15 |
| Completion | $0.6 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.075 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|
Other Models by openai
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Large | Oct 30, 2025 | — | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $ |
| OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b | Oct 29, 2025 | 20B | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Image Mini | Oct 16, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Image | Oct 14, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o3 Deep Research | Oct 10, 2025 | ~400B | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research | Oct 10, 2025 | — | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro | Oct 06, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Codex | Sep 23, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio | Aug 14, 2025 | ~200B | 128K |
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Chat | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-5 Nano | Aug 07, 2025 | — | 400K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$ |
| OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b | Aug 05, 2025 | 120B | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (exacto) | 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 |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: Codex Mini | May 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o4 Mini High | Apr 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o3 | Apr 16, 2025 | ~400B | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o4 Mini | Apr 16, 2025 | — | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4.1 | Apr 14, 2025 | ~1.8T | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini | Apr 14, 2025 | ~300B | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano | Apr 14, 2025 | ~50B | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| OpenAI: o1-pro | Mar 19, 2025 | 300B | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | Mar 12, 2025 | ~8B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview | Mar 12, 2025 | ~200B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4.5 (Preview) Unavailable | Feb 27, 2025 | ~12.8T | 128K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o3 Mini High | Feb 12, 2025 | 200B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o3 Mini | Jan 31, 2025 | 200B | 200K |
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o1 | Dec 17, 2024 | 300B | 200K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Nov 20, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o1-mini Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | ~100B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o1-preview Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | 300B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o1-preview (2024-09-12) Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | 300B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: o1-mini (2024-09-12) Unavailable | Sep 11, 2024 | ~100B | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: ChatGPT-4o | Aug 13, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Aug 05, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini | Jul 17, 2024 | ~8B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o (extended) | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | May 12, 2024 | ~200B | 128K |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo | Apr 08, 2024 | — | 128K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Jan 24, 2024 | 175B | 4K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★ | $$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview | Jan 24, 2024 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k (older v1106) Unavailable | Nov 05, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) | Nov 05, 2023 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Sep 27, 2023 | 175B | 4K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | Aug 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k Unavailable | May 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo | May 27, 2023 | 175B | 16K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4 | May 27, 2023 | — | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |
| OpenAI: GPT-4 (older v0314) | May 27, 2023 | — | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | +$$$$$ |