o3-mini
Previous-gen fast reasoning model; replaced by o4-mini at same price.
- Input
- $1.10 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $4.40 / 1M tokens
- Cached read
- — / 1M tokens
- Cached write
- — / 1M tokens
- Batch discount
- —%
- Source
- o3-mini pricing
- Verified
- Apr 5, 2026 (High)
Capabilities
- Modalities
- text→text
- Capabilities
- reasoningbatchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
- Strengths
- Fast reasoning, Cheap
- Tradeoffs
- Deprecated — use o4-mini
Benchmark Coverage
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|
Release History
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o3-mini | o3-mini | Deprecated | Jan 31, 2025 | — | — | Current published model family snapshot. |
Host Coverage
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | first-party | 200.0K | Deprecated; new traffic should use o4-mini. | — |
Migration Guidance
Migrate to o4-mini — same price, higher benchmark scores.
Replacement models: o4-mini
Change Events
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | family_added | o3-mini published | Initial public model family launch. | o3-mini release notes |
Other models from OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4.1 nano, GPT-4o, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, GPT-4o mini, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, GPT-5.4 nano, o1, o3, o4-mini