GPT-4o mini
$37.20 / month- Input cost
- $16.20
- Output cost
- $21.00
- Per 1,000 calls
- $0.372
- Pricing profile
- standard
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When does GPT-4o Mini cost less than GPT-4o for a support workload?
Compare verified pricing and model limits for routing routine and complex OpenAI requests. The cost example uses a customer support chatbot workload and does not assume equal model quality.
Direct cost answer: GPT-4o mini is estimated at $37.20 per month and GPT-4o at $620.00 for 1,200 input tokens, 350 output tokens, and 100,000 monthly requests. GPT-4o mini is $582.80 lower under these assumptions. This does not identify a quality winner.
Tracked facts
Pricing and model limits
Prices are USD per 1M tokens under each model's verified default profile.
| Field | GPT-4o mini | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| API model ID | gpt-4o-mini | gpt-4o |
| Input / 1M | $0.15 | $2.50 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.075 | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M | $0.60 | $10.00 |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Maximum output | 16,384 tokens | 16,384 tokens |
| Accepted input | text, image | text, image |
Example workload
Customer support chatbot cost scenario
1,200 input and 350 output tokens per request, 100,000 monthly requests, and 20% cached input.
GPT-4o
$620.00 / month- Input cost
- $270.00
- Output cost
- $350.00
- Per 1,000 calls
- $6.20
- Pricing profile
- standard
Cost result: GPT-4o mini is $582.80 lower per month for these assumptions. This is a price comparison, not a model-quality ranking.
Questions to answer before choosing
- Which request types actually need the higher-cost model?
- Can a confidence rule route uncertain cases upward?
- Does shorter output preserve the required support quality?
What this estimate leaves out
This estimate excludes retrieval, embeddings, moderation, tool calls, storage, and human support costs.
Latency, reliability, output quality, retries, regional processing, and provider-specific tool charges can change the practical decision.
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