OpenAI GPT-4o mini: API pricing, providers and specs
OpenAI GPT-4o mini is a text model by OpenAI. 24 providers serve it, from $0.48 to $0.641 /1M; the lowest price is at APIMart.
How OpenAI GPT-4o mini compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.48 /1M, its lowest price undercuts 67% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 128K-token context window is larger than 12% of them (median 262K), about 190 pages of text.
- On LMArena's Text board it ranks #87 of the 120 comparable models scored there.
- 24 providers serve it; 90% of comparable models have fewer.
OpenAI GPT-4o mini prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIMart | $0.12/1M | $0.48/1M | — | — |
 CometAPI | $0.12/1M | $0.48/1M | $0.06/1M | — |
 Poe | $0.136/1M | $0.545/1M | $0.068/1M | 124K |
| OpenAIOfficial | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 CrossModel | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 Venice AI | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 DigitalOcean | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 OrcaRouter | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
 Helicone | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 Prime Inference | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | — | — |
| AI/ML API | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
 Impossibl | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
| OpenRouter | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | — |
| Replicate | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | — | — |
 APIYI | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | — | — |
 LaoZhang API | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | — | — |
 CrazyRouter | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | — | — |
 AIHubMix | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
| ZenMux | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
 Requesty | $0.15/1M | From$0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
 FastRouter | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | $0.075/1M | 128K |
 Cortecs | $0.16/1M | $0.641/1M | $0.082/1M | — |
- APIMart$0.48
- CometAPI$0.48
- Poe$0.545
- CrossModel$0.60
- Venice AI$0.60
- DigitalOcean$0.60
- OrcaRouter$0.60
- Prime Inference$0.60
- AI/ML API$0.60
- Impossibl$0.60
- Replicate$0.60
- APIYI$0.60
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- OpenAI
- Inputs
- Image, Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 128K≈ 190 pages of text
- Max output
- 16K
- Capabilities
- Prompt caching, JSON, Tool calling, Vision
- Released
- Jul 18, 2024
- License
- proprietary
- Open weights
- No, API only
- Arena score
- 1286Text
Alternatives to OpenAI GPT-4o mini
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Context | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI GPT-4o minithis model | $0.48/1M | 128K | 1286 | 24 |
 GLM-5.3 | $1.10/1M | 1.05M | 1623 | 49 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | $0.20/1M | 1.05M | 1608 | 45 |
 Qwen3.8 27B | $0.50/1M | 262K | 1591 | 33 |
 Sonar | $1/1M | 127K | — | 9 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.30/1M | 1M | 1585 | 27 |
 MiMo-V2.6-Pro | $0.696/1M | 1.05M | 1625 | 21 |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next | $0.376/1M | 262K | 1628 | 5 |
 DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.17/1M | 1.05M | — | 26 |
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OpenAI GPT-4o mini FAQ
APIMart, at $0.48 /1M. 24 providers serve OpenAI GPT-4o mini; the table above lists every one with its price.
OpenAI GPT-4o mini reads up to 128K tokens per request and writes up to 16K.
No. OpenAI GPT-4o mini is only available through an API; OpenAI does not publish its weights.
24 API providers serve OpenAI GPT-4o mini. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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