GPT-4o mini — pricing & specs
GPT-4o mini is a fast model from OpenAI, at capability tier 4 of 8. Live $/M-token pricing and specs from the Mintok catalog, as of 2026-07-15.
$/M-token pricing
as of 2026-07-15 · OpenAIWhat GPT-4o mini costs in practice
At $0.60/M output tokens, GPT-4o mini is the 3rd-cheapest of 7 priced tier-4 models in the Mintok catalog — about 25% below the tier median of $0.80/M.
| Scenario | Est. cost |
|---|---|
| 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.750 |
| A 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) | $0.0024 |
| 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) | $0.600 |
| 1M-token RAG chat session (900K cached in / 100K out) | $0.195 |
Estimated from list price (as of 2026-07-15) at the token mixes shown; your real cost depends on prompt/response length and cache hit-rate. Model your own volume →
Specifications
- Vendor
- OpenAI
- Family
- GPT-4o mini
- Capability tier
- 4 / 8
- Size class
- FAST
- Category
- GENERAL
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Licensing
- Proprietary
Alternatives at tier 4
Same capability tier, sorted by output price — the cheaper-capable options.
- LLaMA 4 ScoutMeta$0.30/M out
- Qwen 2.5 72BAlibaba$0.40/M out
- LLaMA 4 MaverickMeta$0.80/M out
- Qwen 3 235B (MoE)Alibaba$1.82/M out
- Claude Haiku 3.5Anthropic$4/M out
- Mixtral 8x22BMistral$6/M out
FAQ
How much does GPT-4o mini cost per token?
GPT-4o mini costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, via OpenAI, as of 2026-07-15.
Is GPT-4o mini expensive?
At $0.60/M output tokens, GPT-4o mini is the 3rd-cheapest of 7 priced tier-4 models in the Mintok catalog — about 25% below the tier median of $0.80/M.
What does a typical request with GPT-4o mini cost?
At list price, a 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) with GPT-4o mini costs about $0.0024, and 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) about $0.600.
What is GPT-4o mini's context window?
GPT-4o mini supports a 128,000-token context window.
What capability tier is GPT-4o mini?
GPT-4o mini sits at capability tier 4 of 8 on the Mintok scale (FAST size class).
Is GPT-4o mini open-source or proprietary?
GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model from OpenAI, accessed via API.
Put GPT-4o mini to work
Benchmark it on your prompts, or size a deployment and compare $/M-token against alternatives.
Pricing and specs are maintained by Mintok's catalog watchers from public sources. Not investment advice. Methodology.