Data points: 61
Model compare
The readout for O3 Mini and Whisper 1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: O3 Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
O3 Mini
O3 Mini has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 100 to 0.
Evidence depth
61 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with O3 Mini
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for O3 Mini and Whisper 1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | O3 Mini | Whisper 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 200K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 100K tokens | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextFile Output Text | Input |
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 | O3 Mini | Whisper 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/o3-mini | openai/whisper-1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for O3 Mini and Whisper 1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
O3 Mini
O3 Mini has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Whisper 1
Whisper 1 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
O3 Mini
48.8
Avg. score
Whisper 1
-
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No data
No data
O3 Mini
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 | O3 Mini | Whisper 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | O3 Mini | Whisper 1 |
|---|---|---|
6 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency 44 tok/s / 17418ms input / output No data | Whisper 1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Whisper 1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Whisper 1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Whisper 1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Whisper 1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
O3 Mini o3-mini-all speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Whisper 1 whisper-1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: O3 Mini. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Audio inputTranscription outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
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