OpenAIReleased on Apr 16, 2025

o4-mini: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

o4-mini is a language model from OpenAI, released in April 2025, with multimodal input.

o4-mini is OpenAI's latest small o-series model, optimized for fast, effective reasoning with exceptionally efficient performance in coding and visual tasks. It is faster and more affordable than o3.

Input
TextImage
Output
Text
Speed
Latency p955.20s
Throughput P95115char/s
Cost
$1.47/ 1M · 8:1 in:out
$1.10 in · $4.40 out

o4-mini pricing

Providers

o4-mini starts at $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens via OpenAI.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MMax InputMax OutputLatency p95 sThroughput P95QuantInputOutput
OpenAI logoOpenAI
$1.10$4.40200.0K100.0K
5.20
115 c/s
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o4-mini API

API access coming soon

o4-mini will be available through our gateway shortly.

o4-mini examples

Recent arena outputs from o4-mini, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

o4-mini license

o4-mini is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use, has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial
Knowledge cutoff
May 2024

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

FAQ

Common questions about o4-mini.

When was o4-mini released?

o4-mini was released on April 16, 2025 by OpenAI. This is the official o4-mini release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is o4-mini available via API?

Yes, o4-mini is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created o4-mini?

o4-mini was created by OpenAI.

What is the license for o4-mini?

o4-mini is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for o4-mini?

o4-mini has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024, meaning it was trained on data up to that point and may not know about events after it.

Is o4-mini multimodal?

Yes, o4-mini is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use o4-mini?

o4-mini is available through 1 provider including OpenAI.

Where is the o4-mini paper or technical report?

o4-mini has a paper or technical report available at https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/2221c875-02dc-4789-800b-e7758f3722c1/o3-and-o4-mini-system-card.pdf. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.