o3 Mini
Provider：OpenAI
OpenAI o3-mini is a cost-efficient language model optimized for STEM reasoning tasks, particularly excelling in science, mathematics, and coding. This model supports the `reasoning_effort` parameter, which can be set to...
Key specs
- Context：200K
- Max output：100K
- Tokenizer：GPT
- Released：2025-01-31
Token pricing
- Input price：$1.10 / 1M tokens
- Output price：$4.40 / 1M tokens
- Cache read：$0.550 / 1M tokens
- Blended price：$1.93 / 1M tokens
Modalities
Text, File
Use Cases
- Deep Reasoning & Analysis：Process long legal docs, academic papers, financial reports; multi-hop reasoning and evidence-chain tracing across huge contexts.（≈ $0.035/call）
- Content Moderation：Auto-detect violations, hate speech, NSFW content; custom rule sets and score thresholds.
When to pick this model
Signals derived from public pricing and spec fields — not a benchmark. Validate with official docs and your own eval.
- Long max output (>=30K tokens): strong fit for deep report / essay / document-drafting workflows.
- File / PDF input support: fit for document parsing, contract review, RAG over private data.
FAQ
- What is the token pricing of o3 Mini? Input price $1.10 / 1M tokens, output price $4.40 / 1M tokens, blended about $1.93 / 1M tokens. Refer to OpenAI’s official page for the exact rate.
- What context window does o3 Mini support? Context window is 200K, max output about 100K, suitable for long documents, multi-turn chat and complex reasoning.
- What scenarios is o3 Mini best for? Based on its capability and pricing, o3 Mini fits best: Deep Reasoning & Analysis, Content Moderation. See the Use Cases section for details and cost estimates.
- What input/output modalities does o3 Mini support? Supports Text, File modality.
- Is o3 Mini a free model? o3 Mini is billed per token, not a free model.
- Which provider offers o3 Mini? o3 Mini is offered by OpenAI.
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