O3 Mini
OpenAIOpenAI's reasoning model at lower cost. Strong at math, coding, and science tasks.
O3 Mini Pricing
| Token Type | Price per Million |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.10 |
| Output tokens | $4.40 |
Estimated Cost by Project Size
Realistic cost estimates for common coding scenarios. Assumes 30% cache hit rate where caching is available.
| Scenario | Token Usage | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Small Script (1K lines) | 50K input / 30K output | $0.17 |
| Medium Feature (10K lines) | 500K input / 200K output | $1.27 |
| Large Project (50K lines) | 2,500K input / 1,000K output | $6.33 |
| Code Review (5K lines) | 250K input / 25K output | $0.30 |
Benchmark Performance — O3 Mini
Third-party benchmark scores normalized to 0-100 scale. Higher is better. Aggregated scores from published third-party benchmarks. SWE-bench measures real GitHub issue resolution. LiveCodeBench measures competitive programming ability. HumanEval measures basic code generation. BigCodeBench measures practical, multi-step coding tasks. All scores normalized to 0-100 scale.
Sources: SWE-bench Verified, LiveCodeBench, HumanEval, BigCodeBench
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How Does O3 Mini Compare?
| Model | Input ($/M) | Medium Feature Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O3 Mini | $1.10 | $1.27 | selected |
| OpenAI o1-mini | $1.10 | $1.27 | Compare |
| OpenAI o4-mini | $1.10 | $1.27 | Compare |
| Claude Sonnet 4 Lite | $1.00 | $1.55 | Compare |
| Perplexity Sonar | $1.00 | $0.55 | Compare |
| Reka Core | $1.00 | $0.85 | Compare |
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