o4-mini
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· decoder-only-transformer
Pricing — 1 offering(s)
Input tokens
- $1.10 / 1M tokens (input) Current 2025-04-16 → present
Output tokens
- $4.40 / 1M tokens (output) Current 2025-04-16 → present
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See how →Capability profile
reasoning strong
coding strong
tool use strong
instruction following strong
context window strong
multilingual moderate
speed moderate
cost efficiency strong
Coding benchmarks
View full leaderboard →| Benchmark | Score | Harness | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swe-bench-verified ↗ | 68.1% 2025-04 | agentless | 🏢 vendor ↗ |
| aider-polyglot ↗ | 72.0% 2025-04 | aider | 📊 leaderboard ↗ |
| livecodebench ↗ | 72.8% 2025-04 | — | 📊 leaderboard ↗ |
Operator guidance
The sweet spot in OpenAI's reasoning lineup for production use. Route here when GPT-4o falls short on reasoning but o3's cost ($10/$40 per 1M) is prohibitive. At $1.10/$4.40, o4-mini competes directly with DeepSeek R1 as a reasoning-capable model. Step down to GPT-5.4 mini for tasks that don't require reasoning.
Use cases
- Complex reasoning, STEM problems, and algorithm design at mid-range cost
- Production agentic pipelines needing reasoning depth without o3's price
- Advanced coding assistance and code review
Limitations
- Reasoning tokens can multiply the effective output cost on complex problems
- Not suitable for simple, latency-sensitive tasks — use GPT-4o mini instead
- Capability ratings are qualitative, not a single cited benchmark run
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