GPT-4o vs o4 Mini High
API pricing, context window and capabilities for GPT-4o and o4 Mini High, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numberso4 Mini High wins on price and on context window. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
o4 Mini High
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Not called
Context window
o4 Mini High
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersGPT-4o wins
- More serving providers (6 vs 1)
- Supports audio
o4 Mini High wins
- Cheaper input ($2.50 vs $1.10 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($10.00 vs $4.40 /1M)
- Larger context window (131K vs 200K)
- Higher max output (16K vs 100K)
- Has reasoning mode
- Has web search
Cheaper overall
o4 Mini High
$1.10 + $4.40 /1M
Larger context
o4 Mini High
200K
More providers
GPT-4o
6 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
| GPT-4o | o4 Mini High | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $2.50via OpenAI | $1.10OpenRouter routed quote best |
| Output $/1M | $10.00via OpenAI | $4.40OpenRouter routed quote best |
| Context window | 131K | 200K best |
| Max output | 16K | 100K best |
| Serving providers | 6 best | 1 |
| Date | Released May 13, 2024 | First listed Jul 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| GPT-4o | o4 Mini High | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 8.4 | Not available |
| GPQA Diamond | 54% | Not available |
| Output speed | 150 t/s | Not available |
| Latency (TTFT) | 0.79s | Not available |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
GPT-4o
via Gmi
$23
o4 Mini High
via OpenRouter
$9.90
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | GPT-4o | o4 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | — | ✓ |
| Audio | ✓ | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | ✓ |
Related comparisons
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or o4 Mini High?
o4 Mini High is cheaper for input ($2.50 vs $1.10 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. o4 Mini High is cheaper for output ($10.00 vs $4.40 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between GPT-4o and o4 Mini High?
GPT-4o has a 131K-token context window and o4 Mini High has 200K tokens, so o4 Mini High can take a larger prompt.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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