Data points: 63
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4o Mini and O4 Mini Deep Research, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-4o Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 100 to 0.
Evidence depth
63 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-4o Mini
The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and O4 Mini Deep Research: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Mini | O4 Mini Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 100.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 100K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Mini | O4 Mini Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Oct 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-mini | openai/o4-mini-deep-research |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and O4 Mini Deep Research: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
O4 Mini Deep Research
O4 Mini Deep Research does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-4o Mini
42.8
Avg. score
O4 Mini Deep Research
-
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Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o Mini | O4 Mini Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-4o Mini | O4 Mini Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
2 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 83 tok/s / 1341ms input / output No data | O4 Mini Deep Research speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | O4 Mini Deep Research speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | O4 Mini Deep Research speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | O4 Mini Deep Research speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | O4 Mini Deep Research speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M/$0.025/M | O4 Mini Deep Research o4-mini-deep-research speed / latency No data input / output $1.10/M | |
GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M/$0.025/M | O4 Mini Deep Research o4-mini-deep-research speed / latency No data input / output $1.10/M | |
GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M/$0.025/M | O4 Mini Deep Research o4-mini-deep-research speed / latency No data input / output $1.10/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-4o Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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