#27
o3-mini
o3-mini
0.0
Helpfulness
Instruction Following
Comprehension
Empathy
Creative Writing
Helpfulness
0.0
Instruction Following
0.0
Comprehension
0.0
Empathy
0.0
Creative Writing
0.0
Speed
Avg 92 tok/s
Release Date
January 31, 2025
Lab
OpenAI
Type
Proprietary
Context Size
200K
Max Output Tokens
100K
Cost per 1 million tokens
$1.10 / $4.40
Model Inputs*
Text
Model Outputs*
Text
Tool Calling*
Enabled
Overall Assistant Score
An average score combining the 5 main categories.
81.44 pts
Rank #27
46th Percentile
0
Novice
33
Capable
66
Proficient
100
Expert
OpenAI's o3-mini is a highly efficient reasoning model released in early 2025, specifically optimized for STEM tasks like coding, mathematics, and science. It delivers state-of-the-art performance on reasoning benchmarks at a fraction of the cost and latency of larger models. While it trades off some general creative writing ability, its instruction following and logical analysis capabilities are exceptional, making it a powerful tool for technical problem solving and agentic workflows.

Intelligence

Overall Score; Higher is better

o4-mini
Grok 4 Fast
o1
DeepSeek V3…
DeepSeek V3…
o3-mini
Grok 3
Grok 4
DeepSeek R1
GLM 4.7

Speed

Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better

Llama 4 Mav…
GPT-5 Mini
Gemini 2.0 …
Claude Haik…
Grok 4 Fast
o3-mini
Gemini 2.5 …
DeepSeek V3…
GLM 4.7 Fla…
Gemini 2.0 …

Price

USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better

GLM 4.6
GLM 4.7
GLM 5
Claude Haik…
o4-mini
o3-mini
GPT 5.1
GPT 5
GPT 5.2
Gemini 3.1 …

openai Models

Overall Score; Same provider comparison

GPT 5.1
o3
GPT 5.2
GPT 5
ChatGPT 4o
GPT-5 Mini
o4-mini
o1
o3-mini
GPT-5 Nano

O-Series Family

Overall Score; Same model family comparison

o3
o4-mini
o1
o3-mini

Closest Rivals

Overall Score; Nearest by overall rank

o4-mini
Grok 4 Fast
o1
DeepSeek V3…
DeepSeek V3…
o3-mini
Grok 3
Grok 4
DeepSeek R1
GLM 4.7