GPT-4o mini Search Preview is
OpenAI's language model with a 128K context window and up to 16K output tokens, available from 3 providers, starting at $0.150 / 1M input and $0.600 / 1M output. A specialized GPT-4o mini variant trained to execute web search queries within the Chat Completions API for grounded, up-to-date responses.
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Pricing by Provider
| Provider | Standard | Batch | ||||
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| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Web Search $ / query | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
OpenAI | $0.150 | $0.600 | $0.075 | N/A | $0.075 | $0.300 |
OpenRouter | $0.150 | $0.600 | N/A | $0.028 | — | — |
Vercel AI Gateway | $0.150 | $0.600 | N/A | N/A | — | — |
Cost Calculator
Preset:
Compares every provider & tier in USD
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
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| GPT-5 Mini Image | 400K | $2.50 | $2.00 | Available | |
| GPT-5 Mini | 400K | $0.250 | $2.00 | Available | |
| GPT-5 Mini Medium | — | — | — | — | Available |
| GPT-5 Mini Minimal | — | — | — | — | Available |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | 1.0M | $0.400 | $1.60 | Deprecating | |
| GPT-4o mini Transcribe | 16K | $1.25 | $5.00 | Available | |
| GPT-4o mini TTS | — | $0.600 | $10.00 | Available | |
| GPT-4o mini Search Preview | 128K | $0.150 | $0.600 | Current | |
| GPT-4o mini Audio | 128K | $0.150 | $0.600 | Available | |
| GPT-4o mini Realtime | 128K | $0.600 | $2.40 | Available | |
| GPT-4o mini | 131K | $0.150 | $0.600 | Available |
Other models
| Model | Tier | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
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| GPT-5 Image | — | 400K | $10.00 | $10.00 | |
| GPT-5 Pro | — | 400K | $15.00 | $120.00 | |
| GPT-5 Codex | — | 400K | $1.25 | $10.00 | |
| GPT-5 | — | 410K | $1.25 | $10.00 | |
| GPT-5 Chat | — | 128K | $1.25 | $10.00 | |
| GPT-5 Nano | Nano | 400K | $0.050 | $0.400 | |
| GPT-5 ChatGPT | — | — | — | — | — |
| GPT-5 Low | — | — | — | — | — |
| GPT-5 Medium | — | — | — | — | — |
| GPT-5 Minimal | — | — | — | — | — |