GPT-4 Turbo vs GPT-4o mini Comparison
Comparing GPT-4 Turbo and GPT-4o mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-4 Turbo outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, MATH, MGSM, MMLU), while GPT-4o mini is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-4 Turbo ($10.00/1M tokens) is 66.7x more expensive than GPT-4o mini ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-4 Turbo ($30.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than GPT-4o mini ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-4 Turbo 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
Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. GPT-4o mini can generate longer responses up to 16,384 tokens, while GPT-4 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
GPT-4o mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-4 Turbo does not.
GPT-4o mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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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 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09, while GPT-4o mini was released on 2024-07-18.
GPT-4o mini is 3 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.
Apr 9, 2024
1.9 years ago
Jul 18, 2024
1.7 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 Turbo has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while GPT-4o mini has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.
GPT-4 Turbo has more recent training data (up to 2023-12-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-4o mini (2023-10-01).
Dec 2023
2 mo newerOct 2023
Provider Availability
GPT-4 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. GPT-4o mini is available from Azure. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
GPT-4 Turbo
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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Detailed Comparison
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