Best GPT-4o Mini Alternatives
GPT-4o Mini by OpenAI is a budget model priced at $0.15/0.6 per 1M tokens (in/out). It's already affordable, but you might want different strengths or features.
GPT-4o Mini
OpenAIBudgetInput
$0.15/1M
Output
$0.6/1M
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
Why Switch from GPT-4o Mini?
Top Alternatives
Higher benchmark scores, 1M context (8x more), 66K max output.
Input
$0.15/1M
Same price
Output
$0.6/1M
Same price
Context
1M
Max Output
66K
Comparable performance.
Input
$0.8/1M
433% more
Output
$4/1M
567% more
Context
200K
Max Output
8K
Higher benchmark scores, 1M context (8x more), 66K max output.
Input
$0.5/1M
233% more
Output
$3/1M
400% more
Context
1M
Max Output
66K
Higher benchmark scores, 100K max output, adds reasoning.
Input
$0.4/1M
167% more
Output
$1.6/1M
167% more
Context
200K
Max Output
100K
Higher benchmark scores, 1M context (8x more), open-source and self-hostable.
Input
$0.31/1M
107% more
Output
$0.85/1M
42% more
Context
1M
Max Output
32K
Higher benchmark scores, 10M context (78x more), open-source and self-hostable.
Input
$0.18/1M
20% more
Output
$0.63/1M
5% more
Context
10M
Max Output
32K
44% cheaper, higher benchmark scores, adds reasoning.
Input
$0.14/1M
7% cheaper
Output
$0.28/1M
53% cheaper
Context
164K
Max Output
16K
Higher benchmark scores.
Input
$0.4/1M
167% more
Output
$2/1M
233% more
Context
128K
Max Output
16K
Full Comparison Table
| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context | MMLU-Pro | HumanEval | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.15Same price | $0.60Same price | 1M | 76%+8.0% | 89.5%+2.3% | 84 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | $0.80433% more | $4.00567% more | 200K | 69.4%+1.4% | 88.1%+0.9% | 80 |
| Gemini 3 FlashGoogle | $0.50233% more | $3.00400% more | 1M | 78%+10.0% | 90%+2.8% | 74 |
| o3OpenAI | $0.40167% more | $1.60167% more | 200K | 87%+19.0% | 94.5%+7.3% | 69 |
| Llama 4 MaverickMeta | $0.31107% more | $0.8542% more | 1M | 80.5%+12.5% | 90.2%+3.0% | 68 |
| Llama 4 ScoutMeta | $0.1820% more | $0.635% more | 10M | 74.2%+6.2% | 86%-1.2% | 68 |
| DeepSeek V3DeepSeek | $0.147% cheaper | $0.2853% cheaper | 164K | 78%+10.0% | 89%+1.8% | 67 |
| Mistral Medium 3Mistral | $0.40167% more | $2.00233% more | 128K | 76%+8.0% | 87%-0.2% | 65 |
| o4-miniOpenAI | $1.10633% more | $4.40633% more | 200K | 85%+17.0% | 93.5%+6.3% | 59 |
| GLM-5Zhipu AI | $1.00567% more | $3.20433% more | 200K | 70.4%+2.4% | 91%+3.8% | 59 |
| Mistral Large 3Mistral | $2.001233% more | $5.00733% more | 128K | 83%+15.0% | 91%+3.8% | 59 |
| MiniMax M2.5MiniMax | $0.30100% more | $1.20100% more | 200K | 82%+14.0% | 90%+2.8% | 57 |
| GLM-4.7Zhipu AI | $0.60300% more | $2.20267% more | 200K | 84.3%+16.3% | — | 53 |
| Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | $5.003233% more | $25.004067% more | 200K | 89.5%+21.5% | 95%+7.8% | 49 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | $3.001900% more | $15.002400% more | 200K | 86%+18.0% | 94%+6.8% | 49 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | $3.001900% more | $15.002400% more | 200K | 84.5%+16.5% | 93%+5.8% | 49 |
| GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI | $2.001233% more | $16.002567% more | 200K | 90%+22.0% | 96.5%+9.3% | 49 |
| GPT-5.2 CodexOpenAI | $1.751067% more | $14.002233% more | 200K | 89%+21.0% | 95.5%+8.3% | 49 |
| GPT-4oOpenAI | $2.501567% more | $10.001567% more | 128K | 80.5%+12.5% | 91%+3.8% | 49 |
| DeepSeek R1DeepSeek | $0.55267% more | $2.19265% more | 128K | 84%+16.0% | 92%+4.8% | 47 |
| GPT-5OpenAI | $1.25733% more | $10.001567% more | 128K | 88.5%+20.5% | 95%+7.8% | 45 |
| Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | $2.001233% more | $12.001900% more | 1M | 91%+23.0% | 95%+7.8% | 45 |
| Gemini 3 ProGoogle | $2.001233% more | $12.001900% more | 1M | 89.8%+21.8% | 94%+6.8% | 45 |
| Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | $1.25733% more | $10.001567% more | 1M | 87.5%+19.5% | 93.5%+6.3% | 45 |
| Grok 4xAI | $3.001900% more | $15.002400% more | 128K | 86%+18.0% | 93%+5.8% | 45 |