o4-mini

o4-mini: a o-mini model from OpenAI, ~200K context, knowledge cutoff 2024-05

Published

scheduleReleased：April 16, 2025

o4-mini is a o-mini model from OpenAI (~200K context, input around $1.1/1M tokens). Suitable for assistants, content generation, knowledge Q&A and business automation

starsCapabilities

visibilityVision understandingcodeFunction callingdata_objectStructured output

paymentsContext and pricing

Context limit200,000

Max output100,000

Knowledge cutoff2024-05

Input price$1.1/ 1M tokens

Output price$4.4/ 1M tokens

Cached input price$0.275/ 1M tokens

descriptionOverview

Overview

o4-mini is provided by OpenAI, model ID o4-mini

Key specs

Context: 200K tokens
Max output: 100K tokens
Knowledge cutoff: 2024-05
Input price: $1.1/1M
Output price: $4.4/1M

Best for

Consider o4-mini when comparing context length, pricing, multimodal support and relay availability

lightbulbUse cases

Image and multimodal Q&A
Visual content analysis
Document and screenshot understanding

thumb_upStrengths

Very long context (~200K), good for long documents and codebases
Supports image and multimodal input
High single-response output limit (~100K)

infoLimitations

Knowledge cutoff 2024-05; newer facts need external retrieval
Pricing and availability vary by upstream and relay; verify with official docs and tests

linkReferences

open_in_newhttps://platform.openai.com/docs/models