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o4 Mini pricing

API list price by OpenAI · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$1.10 / $4.40per 1M tokens in / out
$0.28cache read · −75%
#291on OpenRouter by tokens · 1.7B / week

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$1.10list
Output$4.40
Cache read$0.28−75% vs input
Context · max output200K · 100Ktokens

Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
OpenAIlab$1.10$4.40200K

In OpenAI's line-upper 1M in / out

GPT-6 Luna Decisions$0.10 / —−100%
GPT OSS 20B$0.018 / $0.09−98%
GPT OSS 120B$0.03 / $0.15−97%
GPT OSS Safeguard 20B$0.07 / $0.20−95%
GPT-6 Luna$0.10 / $0.50−90%
GPT OSS Safeguard 120B$0.15 / $0.60−86%
GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)$0.20 / $1.25−76%
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Cheaper for the same workvs o4 Mini at high

MiMo v2.6 Pro thinkingOpen-72%score ×2.8$0.13
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 maxOpen-73%score ×2.7$0.26
Step 5 Preview thinkingOpen-26%score ×2.6$1.03
Claude Haiku 5.5 max-90%score ×2.6$0.21
MiniMax M3.1 Flash thinking-86%score ×2.6$0.22

Pricing questions

How much does o4 Mini cost?›

$1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.28.

Is o4 Mini free to use?›

There is no free API tier.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $0.28 per 1M, 75% below the input price.

Is o4 Mini cheaper than o1 Mini?›

It costs the same per token: $1.10 / $4.40.

What is a cheaper alternative to o4 Mini?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro at thinking effort costs -72% per task with a score ×2.8 on .