| Signal | GPT-4o Search Preview | Delta | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 50 | -50 | |
Benchmarks | 74 | +74 | |
Pricing | 90 | -5 | |
Context window size | 81 | -8 | |
Recency | 56 | -44 | |
Output Capacity | 70 | -15 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
70.4
current score
GPT-4o Search Preview
right now
40
current score
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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest saves you $450.00/month
That's $5400.00/year compared to GPT-4o Search Preview at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-4o Search Preview | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70 | 40 | GPT-4o Search Preview |
| Rank | #95 | #190 | GPT-4o Search Preview |
| Quality Rank | #95 | #190 | GPT-4o Search Preview |
| Adoption Rank | #95 | #190 | GPT-4o Search Preview |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 128K | 400K | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | $2.50/$10.00/M | $0.75/$4.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 50 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Benchmarks | 74 | -- | GPT-4o Search Preview |
| Pricing | 90 | 96 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Context window size | 81 | 89 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Recency | 56 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Output Capacity | 70 | 85 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 70/100 (rank #95), placing it in the top 68% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #190), placing it in the top 35% of all 290 models tracked.
GPT-4o Search Preview has a 30-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest offers 58% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.75/month with OpenAI GPT Mini Latest vs $187.50/month with GPT-4o Search Preview - a $108.75 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. OpenAI GPT Mini Latest also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (400K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (70/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-4o Search Preview clearly outperforms OpenAI GPT Mini Latest with a significant 30.400000000000006-point lead. For most general use cases, GPT-4o Search Preview is the stronger choice. However, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
GPT-4o Search Preview
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
58% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-4o Search Preview
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-4o Search Preview
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-4o Search Preview
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
| Capability | GPT-4o Search Preview | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
OpenAI
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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest saves you $9.75/month
That's 59% cheaper than GPT-4o Search Preview at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-4o Search Preview | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 128K | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16,384 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 27, 2026 |