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OpenAI: o3 Mini
The OpenAI o3 Mini is a language model designed for various input types, including text and files, with a context length of 200,000 tokens. It supports tools and reasoning capabilities, but lacks structured output. Consider shortlisting the OpenAI o3 Mini if you prioritize tool integration or require complex reasoning. At $1.1 per million input tokens and $4.4 per million output tokens, it is priced competitively alongside other models in its class, with a blended benchmark score of 46.6 across two independent benchmarks.
Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$1.10
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-04
Output Price
$4.40
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-04
Context Window
200,000
tokens
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 46.6 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-04. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 53.8 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 31.7 |
- Model ID
- openai/o3-mini
- Vendor
- openai
- Released
- January 2025
- Tokenizer
- GPT
- Input Modalities
- text, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 100,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $1.10/M input and $4.40/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.04 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.77 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $14.30 |
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Quick answers
- How much does OpenAI: o3 Mini cost?
- $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens.
- What is OpenAI: o3 Mini's context window?
- 200,000 tokens, roughly 300 pages of text in a single request.
- Does OpenAI: o3 Mini support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can OpenAI: o3 Mini process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.