GPT-4o mini vs GPT-4 Comparison

Comparing GPT-4o mini and GPT-4 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

GPT-4o mini outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM), while GPT-4 is better at 2 benchmarks (DROP, MMLU).

GPT-4o mini shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-4o mini costs less

For input processing, GPT-4o mini ($0.15/1M tokens) is 200.0x cheaper than GPT-4 ($30.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-4o mini ($0.60/1M tokens) is 100.0x cheaper than GPT-4 ($60.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-4 is more expensive than GPT-4o mini.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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GPT-4o mini

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$0.60

Best providerAzure

GPT-4

Input tokens$30.00

Output tokens$60.00

Best providerAzure

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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.

GPT-4o mini

Input128,000 tokens

Output16,384 tokens

GPT-4

Input32,768 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both GPT-4o mini and GPT-4 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

GPT-4o mini

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GPT-4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-4o mini

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-4o mini was released on 2024-07-18, while GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13.

GPT-4o mini is 13 months newer than GPT-4.

GPT-4o mini

Jul 18, 2024

1.7 years ago

1.1yr newer

GPT-4

Jun 13, 2023

2.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4o mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while GPT-4 has a cutoff of 2022-12-31.

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).

GPT-4o mini

Oct 2023

10 mo newer

GPT-4

Dec 2022

Provider Availability

GPT-4o mini is available from Azure. GPT-4 is available from Azure, OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.