Data points: 82
The readout for GPT-4o and GPT-4o Mini, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 3.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-4o Mini
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GPT-4o vs GPT-4o Minigpt-4o-vs-gpt-4o-mini | Model A GPT-4o | Model B GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GPT-4o | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first answer token | 0.51 s#8 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
82 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 82 tok/s / 3100ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o and GPT-4o Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GPT-4o | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GPT-4o GPT-4o is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Provider coverage. | GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-4o Mini leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Model metadata | GPT-4o exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-4o Mini exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
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| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-2024-11-20 | openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 |
| References | No data | No data |
| Input price | $2.50/M#37 | $0.150/M#9 |
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| Output price | $10.00/M#41 | $0.600/M#10 |
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| Time to first token | 0.51 s#11 | 0.53 s#13 |
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| Blended price | $4.38/M#60 | $0.262/M#15 |
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| Output speed | 125.9 tok/s#39 | 62.2 tok/s#78 |
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| AIME | 15.0%#41 | 11.7%#44 |
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| MATH-500 | 75.9%#47 | 78.9%#44 |
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speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
Dream API25 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 105 tok/s / 1970ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 102 tok/s / 679ms input / output No data |
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速创API20 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 88 tok/s / 1593ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Gpt API10 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 84 tok/s / 5980ms input / output No data |
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丸美小沐10 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 135 tok/s / 1427ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 78 tok/s / 1046ms input / output No data |
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GPT-4o gpt-4o speed / latency No data input / output $0.0013/M / $0.0050/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0003/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o speed / latency No data input / output $0.0013/M / $0.0050/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0003/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o-2024-11-20 speed / latency No data input / output $0.103/M / $0.411/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M / $0.025/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
