GPT-4 vs GPT-4o mini Comparison
Comparing GPT-4 and GPT-4o mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-4 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (DROP, MMLU), while GPT-4o mini is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM).
GPT-4o mini shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-4 ($30.00/1M tokens) is 200.0x more expensive than GPT-4o mini ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-4 ($60.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than GPT-4o mini ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-4 is more expensive than GPT-4o mini.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-4o mini accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to GPT-4's 32,768 tokens. GPT-4 can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while GPT-4o mini is limited to 16,384 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both GPT-4 and GPT-4o mini support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
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License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13, while GPT-4o mini was released on 2024-07-18.
GPT-4o mini is 13 months newer than GPT-4.
Jun 13, 2023
2.8 years ago
Jul 18, 2024
1.7 years ago
1.1yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 has a knowledge cutoff of 2022-12-31, while GPT-4o mini has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.
GPT-4o mini has more recent training data (up to 2023-10-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-4 (2022-12-31).
Dec 2022
Oct 2023
10 mo newerProvider Availability
GPT-4 is available from Azure, OpenAI. GPT-4o mini is available from Azure. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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Detailed Comparison
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