GPT-4o minivso4-mini
GPT-4o mini | o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | 128k | — |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $0.15 | $1.10 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $0.60 | $4.40 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | $0.075 | $0.275 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $0.15Azure | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $0.60Azure | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 2% | 8% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 40.2% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jul 18 2024 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
o4-mini leads GPT-4o mini on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). GPT-4o mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.15 vs $1.10 per million input tokens, and $0.60 vs $4.40 per million output tokens. GPT-4o mini shipped 272 days before o4-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.
On BullshitBench v2, o4-mini leads at 8% vs GPT-4o mini at 2%.
GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
GPT-4o mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.15 vs $1.10 per million input tokens, and $0.60 vs $4.40 per million output tokens. Rates are pay-as-you-go API prices verified on August 18, 2026.