GPT-4o mini
OpenAI's affordable multimodal workhorse with strong performance per dollar for high-volume tasks.
Pricing
Input$0.15 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Cached input$0.075 / 1M
Output$0.60 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Batch pricing is available.
Cost bandBudget
Free tierFree in ChatGPT free tier; API is paid.
Limits
Context window128k checked Jul 19, 2026
Max output16,384
Knowledge cutoffOct 1, 2023
DeploymentOpenAI API, Azure OpenAI
OpenAI-compatible APIYes
ModalitiesText, Image input
Where it fits
Best forClassification, extraction, support bots, and high-throughput workloads where cost is a primary constraint.
Business fitDefault budget OpenAI pick for teams not yet migrated to GPT-5 mini.
Capabilities
Function callingStructured outputsVisionFile search
Benchmark scores
Composite68 / 100
Coding66 / 100 (SWE-bench Verified)
Reasoning65 / 100 (GPQA Diamond)
Long context62 / 100 (RULER 128K)
Vision70 / 100 (MMMU)
Instruction following76 / 100 (IFEval)
Editorial aggregate of published benchmark results as of Oct 1, 2024. These are not independent measurements run by this site.
Change history
No recorded changes for this model yet. Pricing and context are checked daily; changes appear here with dates and sources.
Data
Last checkedJul 19, 2026
Cross-checked againstopenrouter.ai/openai/gpt-4o-mini
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