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OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini

GPT-4o-mini, from OpenAI, is designed to process vast amounts of text, images, and files, with a context length of 128,000 tokens. It supports tools for integrating external functionalities but lacks reasoning capabilities and structured output options. The model’s performance in benchmarks is mixed; it scores moderately across four metrics, with a blended score of 5.9. Given its pricing at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.6 per million output tokens, GPT-4o-mini could be suitable for projects requiring access to diverse modalities, particularly those that benefit from tool integration without the need for complex reasoning or structured data handling.

Quality Score
95/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.15
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$0.60
per 1M tokens
Context Window
128,000
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 5.9 across 4 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-07-21. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
Aider Polyglot code editing across languages 3.6
AI Index broad capability composite 11.4
AI Index Coding software engineering tasks 18.8
AI Index Agentic multi-step tool-using tasks 1.6
Model ID
openai/gpt-4o-mini
Vendor
openai
Released
July 2024
Tokenizer
GPT
Input Modalities
text, image, file
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
16,384 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
not supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
yes

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.10
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $1.95

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Quick answers

How much does OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini cost?
$0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.
What is OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini's context window?
128,000 tokens, roughly 192 pages of text in a single request.
Does OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output.
Can OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.