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Composer 1.5 vs o4-mini

Cursor Composer 1.5 vs OpenAI o4-mini — side-by-side specs.

Cursor
Composer 1.5
OpenAI
o4-mini
Overview
CompanyCursorOpenAI
Release dateFeb 8 2026Apr 16 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo4-mini shipped 298 days before Composer 1.5

Which is better: Composer 1.5 or o4-mini?

Composer 1.5 and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o4-mini shipped 298 days before Composer 1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Composer 1.5 and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Composer 1.5 released?
Composer 1.5 was released by Cursor on Feb 8 2026.
When was o4-mini released?
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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