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GPT-4 vs GPT-4o mini

OpenAI GPT-4 vs OpenAI GPT-4o mini — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-4
OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
Overview
CompanyOpenAIOpenAI
Release dateMar 14 2023Jul 18 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 492 days before GPT-4o mini

Which is better: GPT-4 or GPT-4o mini?

GPT-4 and GPT-4o mini do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. GPT-4 shipped 492 days before GPT-4o mini, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was GPT-4 released?
GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.
When was GPT-4o mini released?
GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.

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