GPT-4o mini by OpenAI is a fast, affordable small model for focused tasks. It accepts text and image inputs, produces text outputs, and supports fine-tuning.
Capabilities, design details, and architectural traits
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's small model for focused tasks. It is defined by low cost, low latency, and support for both text and image inputs.
| Distinctive trait | What the model is documented to do |
|---|---|
| Text and image input | Accepts both text and image inputs, while producing text outputs, including Structured Outputs. |
| Focused-task design | Described as a fast, affordable small model for focused tasks. |
| Fine-tuning fit | Documented as ideal for fine-tuning. |
| Distillation path | Outputs from a larger model like GPT-4o can be distilled into GPT-4o mini for lower cost and latency. |
The model is positioned for compact, practical workloads rather than broad general-purpose use. Its documented workflow centers on taking multimodal input and returning text output in a lightweight format.
The name reflects the omni line, and the model is presented as the smaller counterpart in that family. Its documented identity is a cost-efficient small model with multimodal input and text output.
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| Model Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Info | |||
| Provider | OpenAI | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Release Date | July 18, 2024 | July 24, 2026 | June 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | Oct 2023 | May 2026 | - |
| Context & Limits | |||
| Context Window | 128K | 1M Best Context Window | 1M Best Context Window |
| Pricing (per 1M tokens) | |||
| Input Pricing | $0.15 Best Input Pricing | $5 | $10 |
| Output Pricing | $0.60 Best Output Pricing | $25 | $50 |
| Modalities | |||
| Inputs | textimagefile | textimage | textimagefile |
| Outputs | text | text | text |
| Benchmarks (0-100) | |||
| Intelligence Index | 6.7 | 63.1 Best Intelligence Index | 62.1 |
| Coding Index | 11.4 | 78.0 Best Coding Index | 76.5 |
| Agentic Index | 1.0 | 59.2 Best Agentic Index | 56.6 |
Graduate-level reasoning and expert Q&A evaluation.
Extremely difficult logical reasoning and knowledge.
Scientific coding and mathematical modeling.
Independent evaluation data provided by Artificial Analysis. To view the latest benchmarks and full details, visit their official site.
