Best cost/speed trade-off
OpenAI
openai$2.2 / 1M tokens
10.36 s estimated response
OpenAI: o4 Mini provider comparison
openai/o4-mini
OpenAI o4-mini is a compact reasoning model in the o-series, optimized for fast, cost-efficient performance while retaining strong multimodal and agentic capabilities. It supports tool use and demonstrates competitive reasoning...
- Endpoints:
- 1
- Context:
- 200K
- Input:
- image, text, file
- Output:
- text
At a glance
Comparison winners
Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.
Visual comparison
Price and performance charts
Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.
USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.
OpenAI has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.0033.
Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.
1 provider has complete pricing and speed data. OpenAI is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.
Server-rendered comparison
Provider endpoints
Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.
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8 parametersinclude_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, seed, structured_outputs, tool_choice, tools |
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o4 Mini deployment guide
How to choose a o4 Mini inference provider
o4 Mini is indexed here as a text model by OpenAI, with 1 provider endpoint from OpenAI. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.
Match the endpoint to the workload
The model publishes a 200K-token context window. It accepts image, text, file input and returns text output. 8 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.
Compare the real request economics
OpenAI currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.0033. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.
Balance response start and generation speed
OpenAI currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 10.36 seconds. OpenAI is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.