OpenAI: o4 Mini
● Excellent8.3
/ 10
OpenAI o4-mini is a compact reasoning model in the o-series, optimized for fast, cost-efficient performance while retaining strong multimodal and agentic capabilities. It supports tool use and demonstrates competitive reasoning...
Specifications
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Lab | OpenAI |
| Tags | Reasoning |
| Overall Score | 8.3/10 |
| Release Date | 2025-04 |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens |
| Input Price / 1M | $1.10 |
| Output Price / 1M | $4.40 |
| Input Modalities | Image, Text, File |
| Output Modalities | Text |
Strengths
- Fast cost-efficient reasoning in OpenAI o-series
- Multimodal input support (text + vision)
- Strong tool use and agentic capabilities
- Competitive performance on math and coding benchmarks
Weaknesses
- Less creative/nuanced than GPT series for open-ended tasks
- Smaller than full o4/o3 for deep multi-step reasoning
Best For
- Cost-efficient reasoning and coding
- Agentic workflows with tool use
- Structured analysis and problem-solving
- Multimodal reasoning tasks
Sources & Further Reading
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