OpenAI: GPT-4o mini
GPT-4o mini is a language model from OpenAI released on Jul 18, 2024. It reads text, images and files and writes text, with a 128K token context window and up to 16K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.075, 50% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching.
22 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.075 per million tokens at Cloudflare AI Gateway.
This is the same model as GPT-4o mini, listed here under an earlier id. Prices and providers are kept current on that page.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.15 / $0.60 per 1M
- Context
- 128K
- Max output
- 16K
- Released
- Jul 18, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- Sep 2023
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
GPT-4o mini pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.15 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0.60 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.075 / 1M tokens | 50% off input |
GPT-4o mini providers
22 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.075 per million tokens at Cloudflare AI Gateway. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI First party | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.25 | $1 | $0.125 | 128K | 16K |
| Cloudflare AI Gateway | $0.075 | $0.30 | $0.0375 | 128K | 16K |
| Ofox | $0.12 | $0.48 | $0.06 | 128K | 16K |
| Poe | $0.14 | $0.54 | $0.068 | 124K | 4K |
| Abacus | $0.15 | $0.60 | – | 128K | 16K |
| CrossModel | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| Eden AI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| Helicone | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| Impossibl | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | 16K |
Showing 12 of 22 providers: the lab first, then the major clouds, then the cheapest resellers.
What GPT-4o mini costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call GPT-4o mini through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Temperature
temperature
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GPT-4o mini questions
How much does the GPT-4o mini API cost?
$0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.075. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of GPT-4o mini?
128,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 16,384 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve GPT-4o mini?
22 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.075 per million tokens at Cloudflare AI Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does GPT-4o mini support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is GPT-4o mini open source?
No. OpenAI serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was GPT-4o mini released?
Jul 18, 2024, with training data up to Sep 2023.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on GPT-4o mini?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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