GPT-4o vs GPT-4o mini
Benchmarks, API pricing and specs, head to head. Data updated 2026-06-10.
GPT-4o
OpenAI · May 2024
The 2024 omni-modal classic with native audio in and out; superseded at the frontier but still everywhere in production.
GPT-4o mini
OpenAI · Jul 2024
The 2024 budget classic that defined the cheap-LLM tier; GPT-5 nano and mini have since taken its crown.
The verdict
These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. On price the gap is dramatic: GPT-4o mini works out roughly 17x cheaper per blended million tokens.
Specs & pricing
| GPT-4o | GPT-4o mini | |
|---|---|---|
| modhub Index | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $2.5 | $0.15 |
| Output price / 1M | $10 | $0.6 |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 16K | 16K |
| Open weights | no | no |
| Reasoning model | no | no |
| Multimodal input | text, image, audio | text, image |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Released | May 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Example monthly cost* | $40.00 | $2.40 |
* 10M input + 1.5M output tokens per month at list prices, no caching. Green = better value on that row.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better, GPT-4o or GPT-4o mini?
- These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. On price the gap is dramatic: GPT-4o mini works out roughly 17x cheaper per blended million tokens.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or GPT-4o mini?
- GPT-4o costs $2.5/$10 per million input/output tokens, while GPT-4o mini costs $0.15/$0.6. For a typical workload of 10M input and 1.5M output tokens per month, that's $40.00 versus $2.40.
- Which model is better for coding, GPT-4o or GPT-4o mini?
- We don't yet track SWE-bench Verified results for both models; check their individual pages for coding-related scores.