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OpenAI GPT-4o mini
openai·openai/openai-gpt-4o-mini·GA·Closed·gpt-mini series
Compact GPT model for low-latency assistance and high-volume workloads
At a glance
Reference price$0.15 / $0.60 per 1M
Cache read $0.075 · Helicone
Lowest paid$0.15 / $0.60
DigitalOcean Cloud · 1× spread
Context128,000
Output limit16,384
Capabilities
✓ Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured output✓ Temperature✓ Attachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2023-09
Released / updated2024-07-18 / 2024-07-18
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 2 providers2 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | Cloud | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | — | 128,000 | 16,384 | |
| Helicone gpt-4o-mini | Gateway | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | — | 128,000 | 16,384 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1DigitalOcean$51.00
2Helicone$51.00
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
Benchmark
No upstream benchmark data for this model. For quality, see the Artificial Analysis intelligence score above.
Reasoning control
effort = loweffort = mediumeffort = high
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input list $0.15Output list $0.60Min blended $0.263
Price history accumulates from each data sync; currently only 1 sample(s) (2026-08-13). Each future sync adds a point, and once accumulated a line is drawn here.