Data points: 82
The readout for GPT-4o and o4 Mini, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-4o
GPT-4o currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 2.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 10 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-4o
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GPT-4o vs o4 Minigpt-4o-vs-o4-mini | Model A GPT-4o | Model B o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GPT-4o | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| AIME | 15.0%#41 | 94.0% |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o | o4 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 | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
30 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | o4 Mini |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o and o4 Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GPT-4o | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GPT-4o GPT-4o is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | o4 Mini o4 Mini is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: GPT-4o leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GPT-4o vs o4 Mini into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | GPT-4o exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | o4 Mini exposes 200K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
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| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 100K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input ImageTextFile 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 | 2024-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-2024-11-20 | openai/o4-mini-high |
| References | No data | No data |
| MATH-500 | 75.9%#47 | 98.9%#4 |
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| LiveCodeBench | 30.9%#78 | 85.9%#7 |
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| Time to first answer token | 0.51 s#8 | 33.67 s#87 |
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| Time to first token | 0.51 s#11 | 33.67 s#100 |
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| SciCode | 33.3%#82 | 46.5%#17 |
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| Output speed | 125.9 tok/s#39 | 159.9 tok/s#24 |
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| Input price | $2.50/M#37 | $1.10/M#27 |
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speed / latency
93 tok/s / 7030ms
input / output
No data
速创API20 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 88 tok/s / 1593ms input / output No data | o4 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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ClawCloud Proxy (akmf)10 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 31 tok/s / 21979ms input / output No data | o4 Mini speed / latency 99 tok/s / 14357ms input / output No data |
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CloseAI Asia Proxy5 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 101 tok/s / 492ms input / output No data | o4 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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KFCV505 tests | GPT-4o speed / latency 48 tok/s / 13138ms input / output No data | o4 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GPT-4o gpt-4o speed / latency No data input / output $0.0013/M / $0.0050/M | o4 Mini o4-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0006/M / $0.0006/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o speed / latency No data input / output $0.0013/M / $0.0050/M | o4 Mini o4-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0006/M / $0.0006/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o-all-c speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/M / $0.0082/M | o4 Mini o4-mini-2025-04-16 speed / latency No data input / output $0.136/M / $0.542/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/M / $0.0082/M | o4 Mini o4-mini-2025-04-16 speed / latency No data input / output $0.151/M / $0.603/M |
GPT-4o gpt-4o-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/M / $0.0082/M | o4 Mini o4-mini-2025-04-16 speed / latency No data input / output $0.151/M / $0.603/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
