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OpenAIReleased January 31, 2025

o3-mini

OpenAI · Released January 31, 2025

Intelligence score

19

At a glance

Intelligence
19
Speed
226.1tokens/sec
Latency
5.58stime to first token
Input price
$1.10per 1M tokens
Output price
$4.40per 1M tokens
Context window
200Ktokens
Parameters
—

Summary

Comparison summary

o3-mini scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 28). o3-mini generates output at 226.1 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is well above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 81.2 t/s). o3-mini costs $1.10 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.50) and $4.40 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $8.40), based on OpenAI's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameo3-mini
ProviderOpenAI
Release dateJanuary 31, 2025
Intelligence score19
Speed226.1 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)5.58s
Input price$1.10 / 1M tokens
Output price$4.40 / 1M tokens
Context window200,000 tokens
Parameters—
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsNo
License—
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: o3-mini

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

o3-mini, as listed in the catalog record

Input $1.10 and output $4.40 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$1.10
  2. Output$4.40

Model Intelligence legacy profile: o3-mini

FAQ · 18

Frequently asked questions

o3-mini was released on January 31, 2025.

o3-mini was created by OpenAI.

o3-mini scores 19 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 28).

o3-mini generates output at 226.1 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is well above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 81.2 t/s).

o3-mini has a time to first token (TTFT) of 5.58s (based on OpenAI's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 2.78s).

o3-mini costs $1.10 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $1.50) and $4.40 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $8.40), based on OpenAI's API.

o3-mini costs $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens (based on OpenAI's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $1.05 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, o3-mini is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

o3-mini supports text input.

o3-mini supports text output.

No, o3-mini does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, o3-mini is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

o3-mini has a context window of 200k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

No, o3-mini is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.

o3-mini is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.

o3-mini achieves a score of 19 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, o3-mini is available via API through 2 providers.

o3-mini is available through 2 API providers.