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o3-pro vs o4-mini

OpenAI o3-pro vs OpenAI o4-mini — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
o3-pro
OpenAI
o4-mini
Overview
CompanyOpenAIOpenAI
Release dateJun 10 2025Apr 16 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapo4-mini shipped 55 days before o3-pro

Which is better: o3-pro or o4-mini?

o3-pro and o4-mini do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. o4-mini shipped 55 days before o3-pro, 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 o3-pro released?
o3-pro was released by OpenAI on Jun 10 2025.
When was o4-mini released?
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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