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ActiveReleased Apr 16, 2025 Updated Sep 3, 2026

o4-mini

By OpenAI

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Technical Performance composite66.5/100 verified composite
Context window200,000tokens
Input price$1.10per 1M tokens
Output price$4.40per 1M tokens
MODEL OVERVIEW

About o4-mini

o4-mini is a model from OpenAI, released on April 16, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, Structured Outputs, Function Calling, API Access, and Agent Workflows, with a 200,000-token context window.

o4-mini is provided by OpenAI. AI Orbit records its release date as April 16, 2025. The current profile lists a 200,000 context window.

Cataloged capabilities include Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, API Access, and Agent Workflows. AI Orbit maps the model to use cases including General AI Assistance, Writing & Editing, Summarization, Brainstorming, and Question Answering.

The current AI Orbit benchmark composite is 66.5/100. 13 verified benchmark results are linked to this profile, including GPQA Diamond, MMMU, SWE-bench Verified, and AIME 2025.

AI Orbit currently lists $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens. Provider pricing can change, so production decisions should be checked against the linked official pricing source.

Related model coverage includes GPT-5, o3, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5.6. AI Orbit currently links this model to 1 published comparison. The profile also connects to current provider news when published intelligence is available.

ProviderOpenAI
ReleasedApr 16, 2025
Context window200,000
Benchmark composite66.5/100
Verified benchmarks13
ProviderOpenAI
Version—
Release dateApril 16, 2025
StatusActive
Context window200,000
Associated product—
PROFILE EVIDENCE COVERAGE50/1005/8 checks verified

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IdentityExact version mapping still required
ProfileProfile verification is incomplete
Official evidenceOfficial-source evidence linked
CapabilitiesCapability taxonomy populated
Release dateOfficial release date stored
Context windowContext specification stored
Pricing modelCommercial terms are not fully pinned
BenchmarksVerified benchmark evidence available
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WHAT IT CAN DO

Capabilities & use cases

Text GenerationGenerates original text from natural-language instructions or structured prompts.ReasoningSupports multi-step reasoning, planning, analysis and problem solving.Image UnderstandingInterprets images, screenshots, diagrams and other visual inputs.Code GenerationGenerates source code, functions, components or complete implementations.API AccessProvides programmatic API access for application integration.Agent WorkflowsPlans and executes multi-step tasks with tools, state or autonomous actions.Structured OutputsReturns schema-constrained JSON or other predictable structured data.Function CallingInvokes defined functions or tools with structured arguments.
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PERFORMANCE

Verified benchmark profile

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GPQA DiamondTechnical Performance · OpenAI GPT-5 developer announcement · Aug 2025
81.4
MMMUTechnical Performance · OpenAI GPT-5 developer announcement · Aug 2025
81.6
SWE-bench VerifiedUnclassified · OpenAI GPT-5 developer announcement · Aug 2025
68.1
AIME 2025Technical Performance · OpenAI
92.7
FrontierMath (Python tool only)Technical Performance · OpenAI
15.4
GPQA DiamondTechnical Performance · OpenAI
81.4
Humanity's Last Exam (No Tools)Technical Performance · OpenAI
14.7
HMMT 2025Technical Performance · OpenAI
85.0
MMMUTechnical Performance · OpenAI
81.6
MMMU-Pro (Average Standard + Vision)Technical Performance · OpenAI
73.4
CharXiv Reasoning (Python Enabled)Technical Performance · OpenAI
72.0
VideoMMMU (Max 256 Frames)Technical Performance · OpenAI
79.4
ERQATechnical Performance · OpenAI
56.5
SWE-bench Verified (OpenAI 477 Tasks)Technical Performance · OpenAI
68.1
Aider Polyglot (Diff)Technical Performance · OpenAI
58.2
API ECONOMICS

Pricing & availability

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Pricing modelToken API
Billing unitNot classified
Evidence statusSource linked · review pending
Input tokensPer 1 million tokens$1.10
Output tokensPer 1 million tokens$4.40
Verified economics evidence Official source
SOURCE TRANSPARENCY

Verification evidence

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COMMON QUESTIONS

o4-mini FAQ

Quick answers based on the verified information currently available in this model profile.

What is o4-mini?

o4-mini is a model from OpenAI, released on April 16, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, Structured Outputs, Function Calling, API Access, and Agent Workflows, with a 200,000-token context window. The current AI Orbit profile lists a 200,000 context window, released April 2025. Cataloged ca...

Who created o4-mini?

o4-mini is provided by OpenAI.

What can o4-mini do?

Its listed capabilities include Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, API Access.

What is o4-mini useful for?

AI Orbit currently maps o4-mini to use cases including General AI Assistance, Writing & Editing, Summarization, Brainstorming and Question Answering.

What is the context window of o4-mini?

AI Orbit currently lists the context window as 200,000.

How much does o4-mini cost?

AI Orbit currently lists $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens. Provider pricing can change, so check the linked official pricing source before production use.

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o4-mini vs GPT-5 miniVerified Aug 21, 2026