Capabilities
7-day heat trend
+3.1%Pricing breakdown
Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Market position
- Cheaper than 12% of tracked models
- Faster than 29% of tracked models
- Efficiency rank: #718 of 1105
Best suited for
Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.
About o4-mini
OpenAI o4-mini is a compact reasoning model in the o-series, optimized for fast, cost-efficient performance while retaining strong multimodal and agentic capabilities. It supports tool use and demonstrates competitive...
o4-mini is a Reasoning model from OpenAI (US). HotON.ai tracks it at $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens, with a 200K-token context window, ~137 tokens/sec throughput and 99.0% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 88/100 at an estimated $0.004 per successful task.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does o4-mini cost per 1M tokens?+
o4-mini is tracked at $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $3.58 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.
What is o4-mini best for?+
Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.
How fast is o4-mini?+
o4-mini delivers about 137 tokens/sec with 99.0% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.
Is o4-mini cheaper than other AI models?+
Within the HotON.ai tracked set, o4-mini is cheaper than 12% of models on input price and ranks #718 of 1105 by overall efficiency.
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Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.