GPT-4o vs GPT-4o-mini
Head to head on 21 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-4o-mini OpenAI | 3.6% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 0.29 | 45.5% | 42.6% | 4.2% | 31.0% | 72.0% | 47.2% | 43.0% | 65.8% | 32.9% | 23.4% | 78.9% | 64.8% | 54.5% | 3.81 | 22.9% | 60.5% | 22.5% | 16.7% | - | 50.7% | - | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 873elo | - | - | 0.0% | 1.54 | 0.0% | - | 62.8% | 78.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - | - | 0.36 | 0.78 | 83.3% | 54.5% | - | 39.6% |
| GPT-4o OpenAI | 18.2% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 0.33 | 45.9% | 54.3% | 2.4% | 34.3% | 0.0% | 55.1% | 46.1% | 70.1% | 49.0% | 30.9% | 75.9% | 74.8% | 57.4% | 5.71 | 33.3% | 74.5% | 32.5% | - | 38 | - | 0.0% | - | 6.1% | - | - | 0.3% | 96.1 | - | - | - | 10.8% | - | - | 54.0% | 21.6% | - | 61.2 | 8.3% | 0.98 | - | - | - | - | 25.1% | 33.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4o OpenAI | GPT-4o-mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4o is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-4o Mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 20 Nov 2024 | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Context | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| Input $/1M | $2.50 | $0.15 |
| Output $/1M | $10.00 | $0.60 |
| Cache read $/1M | $1.250 | $0.075 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | text, image, file |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores | Taubench61.2 pass^1 GSM8K96.1 Accuracy ScholarSearch5.71 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) MortgageTax57.4% AIME202438 pass@1 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4o or GPT-4o-mini better?
- Across the 21 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4o leads on 17 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4o scores 54.3% and GPT-4o-mini scores 42.6% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or GPT-4o-mini?
- GPT-4o-mini is cheaper at $0.60 per million output tokens against $10.00 for GPT-4o - about 16.7x.
- When were GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini released?
- GPT-4o was released 20 Nov 2024 by OpenAI. GPT-4o-mini was released 18 Jul 2024 by OpenAI.
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