OpenAI API exposes o4-mini through model ID o4-mini. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Code Examples
Install
pip install openaiAPI key
OPENAI_API_KEYModel ID
o4-miniUse the model slug directly, e.g. "gpt-4o" or "gpt-4.1-mini".
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI() # reads OPENAI_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="o4-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on OpenAI API
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.10 |
| Output tokens | $4.40 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode Execution
About o4-mini
Fast and cost-efficient reasoning model with vision support for math, coding, and visual understanding. Retired from ChatGPT February 13, 2026 but still available via API. Released April 16, 2025.
Model Specs
Released2025-04-16
Context200k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-08