GPT-4o mini
Summary
GPT-4o mini is a proprietary language model from OpenAI, released on 18 Jul 2024. It accepts text, images and PDFs and generates text, with a 128K-token context window and up to 16K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens (OpenAI API), across 3 providers we track.
Small omni GPT for cheap multimodal assistance and production-scale traffic
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 18 Jul 2024 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 128K (128,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 16K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sept 2023 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text, images and PDFs [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Structured output | Yes [models.dev] |
GPT-4o mini API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API gpt-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.07 | 128K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway openai/gpt-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.07 | 128K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| OpenRouter openai/gpt-4o-mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.07 | 128K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| OpenRouter openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.07 | 128K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway openai/gpt-4o-mini-fast | $0.25 | $1 | $0.13 | 128K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of GPT-4o mini?
GPT-4o mini has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K) and can generate up to 16,384 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the GPT-4o mini API cost?
Through OpenAI API, GPT-4o mini costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is GPT-4o mini open source?
No. GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model; OpenAI has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including OpenAI API, Vercel AI Gateway, OpenRouter.
When was GPT-4o mini released?
OpenAI released GPT-4o mini on 18 Jul 2024, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer GPT-4o mini?
We track GPT-4o mini on 3 providers: OpenAI API, Vercel AI Gateway, OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.
Sources
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openai/models/gpt-4o-mini.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/openai/gpt-4o-mini.toml
- https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-4o-mini
- https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/openai/gpt-4o-mini-fast.toml