OpenAI · LLM

GPT-4o mini

OpenAI's small, inexpensive multimodal model that replaced GPT-3.5 Turbo as the default low-cost option.

multimodal

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GPT-4o mini

Jul 18, 2024

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GPT-4o mini head-to-head comparisons

Gemini 2.0 Flash vs GPT-4o mini
The two leading low-cost models. Gemini 2.0 Flash has a far larger context window and accepts audio and video; GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's cheapest multimodal option.

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Multimodal

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Last verified Oct 28, 2026

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