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GPT-4o-mini

by OpenAI· Released July 2024· Cutoff October 2023

GPT-4o-mini is a cost-efficient small model in the GPT-4o family, designed for fast and affordable inference while maintaining strong reasoning and multimodal capabilities. It supports text and vision inputs, making it suitable for a wide range of applications that require high throughput and low latency.

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Input cost

$0.15 per 1M tokens

Output cost

$0.60 per 1M tokens

Context window

128K tokens

Max output

16384 tokens

Modalities

textimage

License

proprietary

Capabilities

Function CallingVisionCode GenerationStreamingJSON ModeStructured OutputsParallel Tool Calls

Best For

High-volume, cost-sensitive applications requiring fast responses and strong reasoning with multimodal input support.

Strengths

Extremely cost-effective compared to GPT-4o
Fast inference speed
Strong reasoning and coding performance for its size
Supports vision and function calling
Large 128K context window

Limitations

Lower overall intelligence compared to GPT-4o
May struggle with complex multi-step reasoning tasks
Limited to text and image inputs (no audio or video)
Smaller knowledge base and less nuanced understanding than larger models

Use Cases

Customer support chatbots

Content moderation

Data extraction and classification

Code generation and debugging

Real-time translation

Educational tutoring

Simple document analysis

Improvements Over Previous Model

Introduced as a new smaller model in the GPT-4o family, offering significantly lower pricing ($0.15/M input vs $2.50/M for GPT-4o)
Faster inference than GPT-4o
Maintains vision capabilities and 128K context window
Supports structured outputs and parallel tool calls
Designed for high-throughput, cost-sensitive applications

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