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OpenAI o1-mini: Faster, More Affordable Reasoning
Released on September 12, 2024 as part of the OpenAI o1 lineup, OpenAI o1-mini sits alongside OpenAI o1 as the family's lighter, more efficient reasoning model.
Designed to spend more time thinking before responding, it provides cost-effective, high-quality reasoning for complex tasks across domains. These strengths make it well-suited for structured problem solving, thoughtful analysis, and workflows that benefit from deeper, step-by-step reasoning without the higher cost of larger models.
OpenAI o1-mini: Key Specs
Below are OpenAI o1-mini's main specs and how they translate into real-world behavior.
- Context Window - Up to 128,000 tokens: This context capacity allows the model to follow longer threads of conversation or review substantial documents without losing earlier information, helping it stay coherent across multi-step tasks.
- Maximum Output Length - Up to 65,536 tokens: It can produce fairly long responses, making it useful for detailed explanations, structured write-ups, or multi-section outputs that need more space.
- Speed and Efficiency - Slower-paced performance: Responses take more time to generate, making this model better suited for tasks where accuracy and careful processing matter more than speed.
- Cost Efficiency - Moderately priced: Its cost level offers a reasonable balance between affordability and capability, making it suitable for consistent use without entering premium cost tiers.
- Reasoning and Accuracy - High, dependable reasoning ability: It performs well on everyday logic, structured analysis, and general problem-solving, offering consistent accuracy for a wide range of tasks.
- Multimodal Capabilities - Text-only input and output: The model is designed for pure text interactions, focusing on reliable written understanding and response generation without handling images.
Compare OpenAI o1-mini, OpenAI o1, and OpenAI o3-mini
A brief overview of how each model differs in power, speed, and use cases.
| Feature | OpenAI o1-mini | OpenAI o1 | OpenAI o3-mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Cutoff | Oct 01, 2023 | Oct 01, 2023 | Oct 01, 2023 |
| Context Window (Tokens) | 128,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Max Output Tokens | 65,536 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Input Modalities | Text | Text, image | Text |
| Output Modalities | Text | Text | Text |
| Latency (OpenRouter Data) | 9s | 26.49s | 6.74s |
| Speed | Slow (still faster than OpenAI o1) | Slowest in OpenAI o-series | Medium (about 1/3 faster than OpenAI o1-mini) |
| Input / Output Cost per 1M Tokens | $1.1 / $4.4 | $15 / $60 | $1.1 / $4.4 |
| Reasoning Performance | High | Very High | Very High |
| Coding Performance (on SWE-bench Verified) | 30.80% | 48.90% | 49.30% |
| Best For | spending more time thinking before responding to complex tasks | math, science, programming, and other STEM-related tasks | STEM reasoning tasks, particularly excelling in science, mathematics, and coding |
Source: OpenAI o1-mini Documentation
Best Cases to Use OpenAI o1-mini
OpenAI o1-mini is best for producing thoughtful and reliable answers.
- For students and learners: Use OpenAI o1-mini to work through complicated problems step by step, gaining clearer understanding through deliberate reasoning that strengthens comprehension of challenging subjects.
- For developers: Tackle difficult coding logic, analyze intricate bugs, and refine implementations with a model that takes the time to consider edge cases and produce more dependable solutions.
- For businesses and teams: Generate careful analyses, review details thoroughly, and create dependable summaries that support high-stakes decisions requiring accuracy and thoughtful reasoning.
- For product teams and app builders: Build agents that perform multi-step tasks methodically, ensuring consistent outcomes in scenarios where precision and reliability matter more than speed.
- For operations and support workflows: Diagnose nuanced issues, interpret complex situations, and craft detailed resolutions that reduce errors and improve support quality across technical or procedural workflows.
- For content and marketing helpers: Develop well-reasoned messaging, refine complex explanations, and communicate intricate ideas with greater clarity through the model's slower, more considered approach.
How to Access OpenAI o1-mini
Accessing OpenAI o1-mini is easy, offering flexibility for both technical and non-technical users.
1. OpenAI API
OpenAI o1-mini is accessible through the OpenAI API with an API key and billing plan. This is ideal for developers who want structured control and integration into automated solutions or apps.
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FAQ
Here are some frequently asked questions about OpenAI o1-mini.
Yes. OpenAI o1-mini offers high-level reasoning ability, with performance roughly aligned to a reasoning rating of 3. It focuses on spending more time thinking before responding, allowing it to handle moderately complex tasks effectively.
OpenAI o1-mini costs $1.1 per 1M input tokens and $4.4 per 1M output tokens. It is priced as a lighter and more affordable variant within the OpenAI o1 family.
OpenAI o1-mini is optimized for tasks that benefit from deliberate, thoughtful reasoning, such as multi-step explanations, structured analysis, and moderately complex problem-solving. It is ideal for users who want a careful, reasoning-focused model without the cost of the full OpenAI o1.
OpenAI o1-mini accepts text inputs and produces text outputs. It does not support image or other multimodal inputs, making it best suited for text-only reasoning, writing, and analysis tasks.
OpenAI o1-mini offers similar thoughtful reasoning but at a lighter, more efficient scale than OpenAI o1. It is more affordable and faster, while OpenAI o1 provides deeper reasoning, higher accuracy, and stronger performance for complex work.
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