| Signal | o4 Mini Deep Research | Delta | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | -- | |
Benchmarks | 85 | +85 | |
Pricing | 92 | -3 | |
Context window size | 84 | -5 | |
Recency | 94 | -6 | |
Output Capacity | 83 | -2 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
81.4
current score
o4 Mini Deep Research
right now
40
current score
OpenAI
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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest saves you $300.00/month
That's $3600.00/year compared to o4 Mini Deep Research at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | o4 Mini Deep Research | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81 | 40 | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Rank | #32 | #192 | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Quality Rank | #32 | #192 | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Adoption Rank | #32 | #192 | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 400K | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | $2.00/$8.00/M | $0.75/$4.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 100 | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Benchmarks | 85 | -- | o4 Mini Deep Research |
| Pricing | 92 | 96 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Context window size | 84 | 89 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Recency | 94 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Output Capacity | 83 | 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 81/100 (rank #32), placing it in the top 89% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #192), placing it in the top 34% of all 290 models tracked.
o4 Mini Deep Research has a 41-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
o4 Mini Deep Research offers 48% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.75/month with OpenAI GPT Mini Latest vs $150.00/month with o4 Mini Deep Research - a $71.25 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 (81/100) 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
o4 Mini Deep Research clearly outperforms OpenAI GPT Mini Latest with a significant 41.400000000000006-point lead. For most general use cases, o4 Mini Deep Research is the stronger choice. However, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
o4 Mini Deep Research
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
48% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
o4 Mini Deep Research
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
o4 Mini Deep Research
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
o4 Mini Deep Research
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
| Capability | o4 Mini Deep Research | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
OpenAI
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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest saves you $6.45/month
That's 49% cheaper than o4 Mini Deep Research 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 | o4 Mini Deep Research | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | 100,000 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Oct 10, 2025 | Apr 27, 2026 |